Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 26/100
F
Median home value$597,600
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,652/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households48%
Los Angeles 46%
Lynwood
Los Angeles County64,578 residentsLynwood Unified
45
D
Suburbgrade score
58th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by employment & income.
45
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 Lynwood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lynwood against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Within-state proficiency26th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio24.1
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate90%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index76
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.69%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 38/100
D−
Mean commute30.3 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes48%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi12
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Restaurants & cafés85
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks37
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 23/100
F
Median household income$74,844
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment9.8%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations19%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lynwood on employment & income
Lynwood's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Redondo Beach13 mi from LynwoodB− 69 B− Yorba Linda25 mi from LynwoodC+ 60 C Costa Mesa24 mi from LynwoodC+ 70 B− Orange22 mi from LynwoodC 65 C+ Huntington Beach19 mi from LynwoodC 62 C Lakewood7 mi from LynwoodC 61 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lynwood
Is Lynwood, CA a good place to live?
Lynwood scores 45 out of 100, 58th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lynwood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $597,600, 31% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.69%. $1,652/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lynwood?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Lynwood sit at the 26th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 24.1 student–teacher ratio. Lynwood is served by Lynwood Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lynwood?
The mean commute is 30.3 min, with 48% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 4.1% working from home. Transit density is 12 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lynwood?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 85 restaurants and cafés and 37 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Lynwood old or new?
The median home in Lynwood was built in 1952 — 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. 68% 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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