Rankings · How El Segundo ranks in CA
El Segundo makes California’s top 10 on 4 lists
El Segundo is ranked on 36 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 14.
Lists ranked on
36
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
4
Best: #4 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
14
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Milder winters than 100% of California
Not better or worse, just El Segundo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 100% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
49.9° January low
Cooler summers than 90% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
73.9° July high
Drier than 73% of CA towns
DrierWetter
12 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer kids than 64% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.5% of residents are under 18
More vacation homes than 64% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.2% of homes are seasonal
Fewer homes per newcomer than 63% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
4.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Fewer seniors than 62% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.4% of residents are 65+
Older than 52% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
39.3 median age
Where it shines
The lists El Segundo does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with El Segundo marked.
Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where El Segundo sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Highest graduation rate
Rent easiest to afford
Most-used libraries
Best libraries for kids
Top 31spot away
#1 Rolling Hills Estates99%
#4 El Segundo98%
Top 31spot away
#3 Lafayette35.5%
#4 El Segundo35.7%
Top 31spot away
#3 Coronado16.7 per resident
#4 El Segundo16.0 per resident
Top 251spot away
#25 San Anselmo25.1 per child
#26 El Segundo24.6 per child
At a glance
El Segundo lands in the top half on 18 of 26 lists
Each dot is El Segundo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where El Segundo does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Most active#10/844Healthiest#36/844Fewest smokers#43/844Fewest uninsured#53/844Lowest obesity#84/844Closest to a top hospital#276/844Lowest depression#288/844 People
Most educated#107/844 LibrariesLibrary →
Most-used libraries#4/117Best libraries for kids#26/117Most library borrowing#31/117 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#204/843 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#4/422Cheapest rent#673/830Lowest property tax#698/835Most affordable#762/835 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#193/438 SafetySafety →
Safest#395/411 Next door
El Segundo out-ranks 3 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.