Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 19/100
F
Median home value$572,700
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,505/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households51%
Los Angeles 46%
Huntington Park
Los Angeles County53,108 residentsLos Angeles Unified
45
D
Suburbgrade score
56th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
45
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Huntington Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Huntington Park against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio19.2
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate78%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index73
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.79%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 35/100
F
Mean commute32.4 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes45%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi26
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés87
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries13
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks53
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 20/100
F
Median household income$59,996
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment9.5%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations16%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Huntington Park on housing & affordability
Huntington Park's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Redondo Beach14 mi from Huntington ParkC 69 B− Fountain Valley24 mi from Huntington ParkC− 64 C+ Santa Monica16 mi from Huntington ParkC− 71 B− Diamond Bar23 mi from Huntington ParkC− 56 C− Arcadia15 mi from Huntington ParkC− 64 C+ Huntington Beach23 mi from Huntington ParkD+ 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Huntington Park
Is Huntington Park, CA a good place to live?
Huntington Park scores 45 out of 100, 56th 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 Huntington Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $572,700, 34% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.79%. $1,505/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Huntington Park?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Huntington Park sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 78% graduation rate and a 19.2 student–teacher ratio. Huntington Park is served by Los Angeles Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Huntington Park?
The mean commute is 32.4 min, with 45% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.8% working from home. Transit density is 26 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Huntington Park?
Within two miles there are 13 groceries, 87 restaurants and cafés and 53 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Huntington Park old or new?
The median home in Huntington Park 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. 48% 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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