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Whittier is a mid-size city of 86,165 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 23 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $823k and rent runs about $2k a month.
86,165people
$823kTypical home
$1,906/moRent
84° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 86,165
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,882 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 23 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $823k (≈$5,187/mo)
- Median rent $1,906/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,962 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to LGB airport
- 13 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 699 bars within 25 mi
- 4,208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 63 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 222 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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