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Vernon is a tiny town of 331 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 12 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $917k and rent runs about $1k a month.
331people
$917kTypical home
$1,439/moRent
82° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 331
- Part of a metro area
- About 67 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 12 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $917k (≈$5,781/mo)
- Median rent $1,439/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 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
- High violent crime (2255 per 100k)
- High property crime (26,421 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to HHR airport
- 12 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 119 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 684 bars within 25 mi
- 3,926 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 206 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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