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Quartz Hill is a big small town of 11,510 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 45 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,510people
$485kTypical home
$1,540/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
27Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,510
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,060 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 45 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,060/mo)
- Median rent $1,540/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 27 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 36 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BUR airport
- 32 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,474 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 303 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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