Living in El Segundo, CA
El Segundo is a small city of 16,769 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 8 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $3k a month.
16,769people
$1.6MTypical home
$2,556/moRent
76° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,769
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,077 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 8 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $2,556/mo
- Median household income $151k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°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
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (423 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,332 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to LAX airport
- 2 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,817 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 560 bars within 25 mi
- 3,091 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 66 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 177 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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