Living in Cudahy, CA
Cudahy is a small city of 22,087 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 14 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $494k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,087people
$494kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 18,781 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 $494k (≈$3,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (473 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,405 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 47% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to HHR airport
- 10 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 138 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,744 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 688 bars within 25 mi
- 3,986 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 210 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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