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Signal Hill is a big small town of 11,468 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 20 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $783k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,468people
$783kTypical home
$1,851/moRent
81° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,468
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,239 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 $783k (≈$4,939/mo)
- Median rent $1,851/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (538 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,581 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to LGB airport
- 1 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,305 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 666 bars within 25 mi
- 3,809 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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