Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 25/100
F
Median home value$636,300
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,531/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Los Angeles 46%
South Gate
Los Angeles County91,483 residents3 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
48th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, 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 South Gate is like to live in, by category
Bars show South Gate against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency51st pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio19.6
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate81%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 84/100
A−
Housing cost index73
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.60%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 35/100
F
Mean commute32.5 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes45%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi15
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés139
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks48
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 32/100
F
Median household income$74,571
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment7.4%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations20%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than South Gate on housing & affordability
South Gate's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda24 mi from South GateC+ 60 C Redondo Beach14 mi from South GateC 69 B− Fountain Valley21 mi from South GateC− 64 C+ Santa Monica18 mi from South GateC− 71 B− Diamond Bar22 mi from South GateC− 56 C− Arcadia16 mi from South GateC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in South Gate
Is South Gate, CA a good place to live?
South Gate scores 49 out of 100, 48th 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 South Gate expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $636,300, 27% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.60%. $1,531/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in South Gate?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving South Gate sit at the 51st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 19.6 student–teacher ratio. South Gate is served by Los Angeles Unified, Downey Unified and Paramount Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from South Gate?
The mean commute is 32.5 min, with 45% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.0% working from home. Transit density is 15 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in South Gate?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 139 restaurants and cafés and 48 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in South Gate old or new?
The median home in South Gate 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. 66% 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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