Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$1,074,700
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$2,280/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Los Angeles 46%
Torrance
Los Angeles County142,130 residentsTorrance Unified
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
11th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
66
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 Torrance is like to live in, by category
Bars show Torrance against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Within-state proficiency89th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio25.3
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate95%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index112
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.64%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.25%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute26.9 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi9.7
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 98/100
A+
Restaurants & cafés279
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries19
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks69
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median household income$116,217
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment6.0%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations56%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Torrance on housing & affordability
Torrance's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Redondo Beach3 mi from TorranceC 69 B− Fountain Valley25 mi from TorranceC− 64 C+ Santa Monica15 mi from TorranceC− 71 B− Huntington Beach22 mi from TorranceD+ 62 C Hacienda Heights25 mi from TorranceD+ 52 D+ Lakewood14 mi from TorranceD+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Torrance
Is Torrance, CA a good place to live?
Torrance scores 66 out of 100, 11th 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 Torrance expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $1,074,700, 23% above the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.64%. $2,280/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Torrance?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Torrance sit at the 89th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 25.3 student–teacher ratio. Torrance is served by Torrance Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Torrance?
The mean commute is 26.9 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 9.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Torrance?
Within two miles there are 19 groceries, 279 restaurants and cafés and 69 parks, which grades A+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Torrance old or new?
The median home in Torrance was built in 1964 — 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. 60% 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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