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Lomita is a small city of 20,225 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 17 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 $832k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,225people
$832kTypical home
$1,961/moRent
77° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,225
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,578 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 17 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $832k (≈$5,243/mo)
- Median rent $1,961/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 33 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 (439 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,831 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to HHR airport
- 10 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 85 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,826 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 604 bars within 25 mi
- 3,093 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 56 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 162 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 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