Hawthorne, CA vs Lennox, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHawthorne, CALennox, CA
Population85,19119,449
Median Household Income$75,848$57,759
Median Rent$1,782/mo$1,517/mo
Median Home Value$863,400$708,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.6%52.6%
Poverty Rate15.5%16.4%
Unemployment Rate5.6%5.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k571632*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,8931,648*
Median AQI7474
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs76°F75°F
Winter Lows50°F50°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min29.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher25.320.5
College Degree Rate26%10.8%
Foreign-Born %32.1%46.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-6.1%-7.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Lennox (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.