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Lakewood is a mid-size city of 79,850 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 20 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 $827k and rent runs about $2k a month.
79,850people
$827kTypical home
$2,347/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 79,850
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,500 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 20 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $827k (≈$5,216/mo)
- Median rent $2,347/mo
- Median household income $119k
- 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
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (360 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,038 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LGB airport
- 3 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,735 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 692 bars within 25 mi
- 4,024 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 61 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 206 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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