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Palos Verdes Estates is a big small town of 12,925 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 17 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
12,925people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,217/moRent
76° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
29Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,925
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,706 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 $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,217/mo
- Median household income $242k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°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
- 29 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
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Low property crime (960 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 30% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HHR airport
- 12 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,825 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 468 bars within 25 mi
- 2,254 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 52 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 128 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 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