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West Carson is a small city of 22,143 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 15 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 $690k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,143people
$690kTypical home
$1,891/moRent
77° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,143
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,772 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 15 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $690k (≈$4,349/mo)
- Median rent $1,891/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 34 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 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HHR airport
- 8 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,639 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 652 bars within 25 mi
- 3,443 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 186 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 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