Hawthorne, CA vs Westmont, CA

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

MetricHawthorne, CAWestmont, CA
Population85,19134,123
Median Household Income$75,848$50,509
Median Rent$1,782/mo$1,466/mo
Median Home Value$863,400$653,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.6%65.8%
Poverty Rate15.5%25.3%
Unemployment Rate5.6%5.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k571632*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,8931,648*
Median AQI7474
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs76°F76°F
Winter Lows50°F50°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min33.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher25.318.2
College Degree Rate26%12.8%
Foreign-Born %32.1%28.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-6.1%-2.8%

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 Westmont (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.