Living in Hawaiian Gardens, CA
Hawaiian Gardens is a big small town of 13,691 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 23 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 $554k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,691people
$554kTypical home
$1,696/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,691
- Part of a metro area
- About 14,488 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 23 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $554k (≈$3,494/mo)
- Median rent $1,696/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 36 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 (613 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,884 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LGB airport
- 4 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 618 bars within 25 mi
- 3,825 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 49 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 197 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 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