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Compton is a mid-size city of 92,698 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 14 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $580k and rent runs about $2k a month.
92,698people
$580kTypical home
$1,664/moRent
79° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 92,698
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,245 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 14 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $580k (≈$3,659/mo)
- Median rent $1,664/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1230 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,492 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HHR airport
- 7 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,662 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 711 bars within 25 mi
- 3,932 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 63 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 207 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk