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Torrance, CA (West Carson)

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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Torrance, CA (West Carson) Manhattan Beach, CA (Ardmore Ave/2nd St), Manhattan Beach, CA (City Center), Manhattan Beach, CA (Highland Ave/39th St), Manhattan Beach, CA (Sepulveda Blvd/11th St), Palos Verdes Estates, CA (City Center), Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Palos Verdes Dr/Via Coronel), Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Via Coronel/Paseo la Cresta), Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (City Center/Marymount College), Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (Hawthorne Blvd/Crest Rd), Rolling Hills, CA

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $412,373
  • medium cost relative to California
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$2,375,000+  0%
$1,782,001-$2,375,000  0%
$1,188,001-$1,782,000  0%
$949,001-$1,188,000  0%
$713,001-$949,000  4%
$475,001-$713,000  24%
$238,001-$475,000  49%
$118,001-$238,000  14%
$0-$118,000  10%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to CA, very high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Densely urban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Walkable, Urban Sophisticates


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Hispanic, some East Asian, some Mexican, some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GRADES
There are no schools physically located in this neighborhood.
This neighborhood is served by one school district.

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED, CA School District




727,319 Students enrolled in District

811 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 3
Better than:
of CA school
districts		 21.1%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		1
Better than:
of US school
districts		 7.2%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
21
STATE AVERAGE 21

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

39%
50%
37%
48%
41%
52%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH		 PROFICIENT IN
READING		 PROFICIENT IN
MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 8.8 31.0
BLACK (%) 11.4 8.0
HISPANIC (%) 73.2 48.5
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 6.3 11.7
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.3 0.8
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 76.9 47.6
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,843 $4250,025,000 46.5
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $422 $307,261,000 3.4
STAFF $895 $651,255,000 7.1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $65 $47,438,000 0.5
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $666 $484,069,000 5.3
OPERATION $884 $643,150,000 7.0
TRANSPORTATION $227 $165,209,000 1.8
OTHER $282 $204,836,000 2.2
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,442 $2503,218,000 27.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $3,280 $2385,338,000 26.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $12,565 $9138,581,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 24.6
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 7.5

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VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
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annual crimes per 1,000 residents
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  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in West Carson
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  • in Torrance
    1 in 500
  • in California
    1 in 178
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2.00
5.61
West Carson Torrance California
Torrance, CA violent crimes
Population: 137,933
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 0 25 152 99
RATE PER 1,000 0.00 0.18 1.10 0.72
United States violent crimes
Population: 296,410,404
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 16,692 93,934 417,122 862,947
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.32 1.41 2.91

  • Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 34.3
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
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  • in Torrance
    1 in 36
  • in California
    1 in 28
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28.01
35.44
West Carson Torrance California
Torrance, CA property crimes
Population: 137,933
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 713 2,493 605
RATE PER 1,000 5.17 18.07 4.39
United States property crimes
Population: 296,410,404
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2,154,126 6,776,807 1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000 7.27 22.86 4.17

  • Crimes Per Square Mile

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 49.6
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West Carson Torrance California

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO CA*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 75.26% 3.96% 2 2
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Torrance, CA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO CA*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 91.76% 4.82% 3 2
Last 10 Years 111.56% 11.15% 7 9
Last 5 Years 20.57% 4.11% 7 3
Last 2 Years -25.28% -12.64% 5 1
Last 12 Months -17.03% -17.03% 4 1
Latest Quarter -1.22% -4.88% 2 1
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