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Downey is a mid-size city of 110,939 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 17 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $797k and rent runs about $2k a month.
110,939people
$797kTypical home
$1,937/moRent
83° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 110,939
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,940 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 17 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $797k (≈$5,023/mo)
- Median rent $1,937/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 30 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
- Low violent crime (304 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,178 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LGB airport
- 8 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 119 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,074 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 727 bars within 25 mi
- 4,165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 63 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 216 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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