Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 32/100
F
Median home value$863,400
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,782/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households53%
Los Angeles 46%
Hawthorne
Los Angeles County85,191 residents5 school districts
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
36th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
54
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 Hawthorne is like to live in, by category
Bars show Hawthorne against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Within-state proficiency56th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio22.4
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate87%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index89
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute28.3 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes59%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi9.0
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 86/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés149
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries17
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Median household income$75,848
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment7.9%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations32%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Hawthorne on housing & affordability
Hawthorne's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Redondo Beach5 mi from HawthorneC 69 B− Santa Monica11 mi from HawthorneC− 71 B− Arcadia23 mi from HawthorneC− 64 C+ Huntington Beach25 mi from HawthorneD+ 62 C Hacienda Heights22 mi from HawthorneD+ 52 D+ Lakewood14 mi from HawthorneD+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Hawthorne
Is Hawthorne, CA a good place to live?
Hawthorne scores 54 out of 100, 36th 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 Hawthorne expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $863,400, 1% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $1,782/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Hawthorne?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Hawthorne sit at the 56th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 22.4 student–teacher ratio. Hawthorne is served by Centinela Valley Union High, Hawthorne, Wiseburn Unified, Los Angeles Unified and Lawndale Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Hawthorne?
The mean commute is 28.3 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 9.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Hawthorne?
Within two miles there are 17 groceries, 149 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Hawthorne old or new?
The median home in Hawthorne was built in 1970 — 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. 33% 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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