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West Whittier-Los Nietos is a small city of 25,615 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 20 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $639k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,615people
$639kTypical home
$1,913/moRent
84° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,615
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,165 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 20 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $639k (≈$4,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,913/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- 28 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 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 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LGB airport
- 12 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 726 bars within 25 mi
- 4,215 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 228 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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