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Topanga is a big small town of 8,885 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 12 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $4k a month.
8,885people
$1.8MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,885
- Part of a metro area
- About 465 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 12 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 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 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LAX airport
- 16 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 424 bars within 25 mi
- 2,272 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 158 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 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