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Torrance is a mid-size city of 142,130 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 13 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 $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
142,130people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,280/moRent
76° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 142,130
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,928 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 13 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,777/mo)
- Median rent $2,280/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 32 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
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,598 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HHR airport
- 8 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 92 ft
- Right on the coast
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,038 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 609 bars within 25 mi
- 3,172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 173 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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