Living in East Rancho Dominguez, CA
East Rancho Dominguez is a big small town of 14,603 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 15 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 $574k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,603people
$574kTypical home
$1,701/moRent
79° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,603
- Part of a metro area
- About 17,787 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 15 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,617/mo)
- Median rent $1,701/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 34 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
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LGB airport
- 6 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,800 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 722 bars within 25 mi
- 3,990 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 63 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 211 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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