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Sun Village.
Sun Village 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 Sun Village
Sun Village is an unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Sun Village deals with rent well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, long average commutes, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- Above-average unemployment in the county
- Long commutes
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- High student-teacher ratio
How Sun Village compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Sun Village
Based on Sun Village's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,506
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $70,120 a year
- 62% of Sun Village renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$76,940
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $38,470
- Homes cost 5.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 24% above US
$1,753/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,753 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $384,700. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $384,700 · 62% 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
Sun Village 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▲ 57% above US
41 min average commute
Commutes run long, averaging 40.8 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 9 in 10 workers drive to work.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 97°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 38°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 77% below US
8% 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
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is César E. Chávez National Monument (57 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Nothing in Sun Village's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and county unemployment above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,753/mo) equals 29% 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, people who dread long commutes, and people who struggle with heat.
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