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Rancho Palos Verdes is a small city of 40,864 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 20 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 $1.6M and rent runs about $4k a month.
40,864people
$1.6MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
77° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,864
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,033 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 $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $180k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HHR airport
- 14 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 190 ft
- Right on the coast
- 134 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,882 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 425 bars within 25 mi
- 2,325 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 43 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 111 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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