Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Median home value$792,800
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,787/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households55%
Los Angeles 46%
Inglewood
Los Angeles County104,569 residentsInglewood Unified
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
52nd of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
48
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Inglewood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Inglewood against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Within-state proficiency22nd pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio21.9
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate87%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index87
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.61%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.25%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Mean commute30.5 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi25
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés98
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks33
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 32/100
F
Median household income$72,750
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment8.3%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations31%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Inglewood on housing & affordability
Inglewood's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Redondo Beach8 mi from InglewoodC 69 B− Santa Monica10 mi from InglewoodC− 71 B− Arcadia21 mi from InglewoodC− 64 C+ Hacienda Heights21 mi from InglewoodD+ 52 D+ Lakewood15 mi from InglewoodD+ 61 C Torrance9 mi from InglewoodD+ 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Inglewood
Is Inglewood, CA a good place to live?
Inglewood scores 48 out of 100, 52nd 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 Inglewood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $792,800, 9% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.61%. $1,787/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Inglewood?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Inglewood sit at the 22nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 21.9 student–teacher ratio. Inglewood is served by Inglewood Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Inglewood?
The mean commute is 30.5 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 25 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Inglewood?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 98 restaurants and cafés and 33 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Inglewood old or new?
The median home in Inglewood was built in 1960 — 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. 44% 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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