Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Median home value$580,200
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,664/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households48%
Los Angeles 46%
Compton
Los Angeles County92,698 residentsCompton Unified
46
D
Suburbgrade score
54th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
46
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Compton is like to live in, by category
Bars show Compton against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Within-state proficiency48th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio24.4
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate84%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index76
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.77%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 36/100
F
Mean commute30.5 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi5.0
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés65
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks41
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 30/100
F
Median household income$78,465
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment8.0%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations18%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Compton on housing & affordability
Compton's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Redondo Beach10 mi from ComptonC 69 B− Fountain Valley20 mi from ComptonC− 64 C+ Santa Monica17 mi from ComptonC− 71 B− Diamond Bar25 mi from ComptonC− 56 C− Arcadia20 mi from ComptonC− 64 C+ Huntington Beach19 mi from ComptonD+ 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Compton
Is Compton, CA a good place to live?
Compton scores 46 out of 100, 54th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Compton expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $580,200, 33% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.77%. $1,664/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Compton?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Compton sit at the 48th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 84% graduation rate and a 24.4 student–teacher ratio. Compton is served by Compton Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Compton?
The mean commute is 30.5 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.0% working from home. Transit density is 5.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Compton?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 65 restaurants and cafés and 41 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Compton old or new?
The median home in Compton was built in 1957 — older than 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. 74% 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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