Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 24/100
F
Median home value$533,700
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,875/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
Los Angeles 46%
Paramount
Los Angeles County52,050 residentsParamount Unified
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
47th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
49
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Paramount is like to live in, by category
Bars show Paramount against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Within-state proficiency35th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio21.2
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate88%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index81
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Mean commute28.4 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi14
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés85
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks61
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median household income$75,250
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment5.7%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations22%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Paramount on housing & affordability
Paramount's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda23 mi from ParamountC+ 60 C Redondo Beach14 mi from ParamountC 69 B− Fountain Valley18 mi from ParamountC− 64 C+ Santa Monica21 mi from ParamountC− 71 B− Diamond Bar21 mi from ParamountC− 56 C− Arcadia18 mi from ParamountC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Paramount
Is Paramount, CA a good place to live?
Paramount scores 49 out of 100, 47th 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 Paramount expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $533,700, 39% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $1,875/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Paramount?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Paramount sit at the 35th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 21.2 student–teacher ratio. Paramount is served by Paramount Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Paramount?
The mean commute is 28.4 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.3% working from home. Transit density is 14 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Paramount?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 85 restaurants and cafés and 61 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Paramount old or new?
The median home in Paramount was built in 1971 — 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. 53% 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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