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60,690people live here $65,132median household income▼ 19% below US $1,521median rent per monthNear US average $545,200median home value▲ 64% above US

Florence-Graham is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Florence-Graham

Florence-Graham is a large unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Florence-Graham deals with home prices well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, household incomes below the national average, and commute times longer than most cities.

The not so good

High home prices
Above-average unemployment in the county
Below-average household incomes
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment

How Florence-Graham compares

Median household income

Florence-Graham$65,132

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Florence-Graham$1,521

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

Florence-Graham$545,200

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Florence-Graham

Based on Florence-Graham's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,042

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $60,840 a year
59% of Florence-Graham renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$109,040

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $54,520
Homes cost 8.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,521/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,521 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are steep, with a median around $545,200. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $545,200 · 59% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Los Angeles County is 5.7%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Los Angeles County (county-wide)

Safety

632 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Florence-Graham doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1648/100k · Policed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 28% above US

33 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 33.4 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 6% take public transit; 5% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

69%

Carpool

15%

Public transit

6.1%

Work from home

5.1%

Other

3.1%

Walk

2.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 49°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 79% below US

7% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

23 public schools inside the boundary

There are 23 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (31 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nothing in Florence-Graham's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and county unemployment above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,521/mo) equals 28% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up and people who dread long commutes.

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