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11,510people live here $105,443median household income▲ 31% above US $1,540median rent per monthNear US average $485,300median home value▲ 46% above US

Quartz Hill 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 Quartz Hill

Quartz Hill is an unincorporated community in California with household incomes running above the national average and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Quartz Hill deals with home prices well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Growing population

The not so good

High home prices
Above-average unemployment in the county
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio

How Quartz Hill compares

Median household income

Quartz Hill$105,443

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Quartz Hill$1,540

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

Quartz Hill$485,300

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Quartz Hill

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

To rent

$3,080

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $61,600 a year
35% of Quartz Hill renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$97,060

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $48,530
Homes cost 4.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,540/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,540 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 $485,300. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $485,300 · 35% 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

Quartz Hill 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▲ 34% above US

35 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 34.8 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. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 11% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

81%

Work from home

11%

Carpool

5.7%

Other

1.9%

Public transit

0.5%

Climate

Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 96°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 32°F and snow a regular occurrence. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 51% below US

18% 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

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 26:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is César E. Chávez National Monument (45 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Quartz Hill's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and county unemployment above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,540/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up, people who dread long commutes, and anyone who doesn't drive.

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