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Los Angeles is a big city of 3,857,263 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's part of the Los Angeles, CA area. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $921k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,857,263people
$921kTypical home
$1,933/moRent
78° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 3,857,263
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,198 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Los Angeles, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $921k (≈$5,809/mo)
- Median rent $1,933/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 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 (668 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,235 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to LAX airport
- 5 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 92 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,975 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 571 bars within 25 mi
- 3,184 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 66 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 188 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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