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La Mirada is a small city of 47,180 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 24 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $826k and rent runs about $2k a month.
47,180people
$826kTypical home
$2,217/moRent
84° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,180
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,030 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 24 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $826k (≈$5,208/mo)
- Median rent $2,217/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LGB airport
- 10 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 636 bars within 25 mi
- 3,959 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 53 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 217 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% 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
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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