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19,449people live here $57,759median household income▼ 28% below US $1,517median rent per monthNear US average $708,000median home value▲ 113% above US

Lennox 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 Lennox

Lennox is an unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Lennox 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 Lennox compares

Median household income

Lennox$57,759

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Lennox$1,517

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

Lennox$708,000

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Lennox

Based on Lennox's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,034

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $60,680 a year
53% of Lennox renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$141,600

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $70,800
Homes cost 12.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,517/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,517 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 $708,000. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $708,000 · 53% 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

Lennox 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▲ 12% above US

29 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 29.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 6% take public transit.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

67%

Carpool

14%

Other

6.3%

Public transit

5.8%

Work from home

4.8%

Walk

2.3%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 75°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 50°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 70% below US

11% 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

8 public schools inside the boundary

There are 8 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (26 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nothing in Lennox'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 ($1,517/mo) equals 32% 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.

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