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Hawthorne is a mid-size city of 85,191 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 8 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $863k and rent runs about $2k a month.
85,191people
$863kTypical home
$1,782/moRent
77° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 85,191
- Part of a metro area
- About 13,996 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 $863k (≈$5,445/mo)
- Median rent $1,782/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 38 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
- Above-average violent crime (568 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,882 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to HHR airport
- 4 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 33% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,541 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 632 bars within 25 mi
- 3,440 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 188 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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