Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Median home value$705,700
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,830/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
Los Angeles 46%
Bellflower
Los Angeles County76,819 residents2 school districts
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
42nd of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
53
Los Angeles median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bellflower is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bellflower against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency44th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio21.0
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate92%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index87
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.66%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Mean commute29.4 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi14
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés124
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks50
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Median household income$78,722
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment7.6%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations30%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bellflower on housing & affordability
Bellflower's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Newport Beach23 mi from BellflowerB− 72 B− Yorba Linda20 mi from BellflowerC+ 60 C Redondo Beach16 mi from BellflowerC 69 B− Fountain Valley16 mi from BellflowerC− 64 C+ Santa Monica23 mi from BellflowerC− 71 B− Diamond Bar19 mi from BellflowerC− 56 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bellflower
Is Bellflower, CA a good place to live?
Bellflower scores 53 out of 100, 42nd of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bellflower expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $705,700, 19% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.66%. $1,830/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bellflower?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Bellflower sit at the 44th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 21.0 student–teacher ratio. Bellflower is served by Bellflower Unified and Downey Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bellflower?
The mean commute is 29.4 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 14 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bellflower?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 124 restaurants and cafés and 50 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Bellflower old or new?
The median home in Bellflower was built in 1966 — close to the Los Angeles median of 1969. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 56% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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