Westmont, CA vs Hawthorne, CA

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

MetricWestmont, CAHawthorne, CA
Population34,12385,191
Median Household Income$50,509$75,848
Median Rent$1,466/mo$1,782/mo
Median Home Value$653,800$863,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income65.8%57.6%
Poverty Rate25.3%15.5%
Unemployment Rate5.7% (county)5.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k632*571
Property Crime Rate /100k1,648*1,893
Median AQI7474
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs76°F76°F
Winter Lows50°F50°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.7 min28.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.225.3
College Degree Rate12.8%26%
Foreign-Born %28.5%32.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.8%-6.1%

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.