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West Athens is a big small town of 8,726 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 9 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 $718k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,726people
$718kTypical home
$1,622/moRent
77° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,726
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,527 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 9 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $718k (≈$4,528/mo)
- Median rent $1,622/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 38 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
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to HHR airport
- 6 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,071 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 663 bars within 25 mi
- 3,644 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 63 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% 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
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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