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Compton vs Lynwood

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (+69% in Compton) and homeowners (+8.6 pts renters in Lynwood).

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Compton, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 92,698 people
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Lynwood, CAHometown of 78 notable peopleCalifornia · 64,578 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ComptonAn outdoors town
Outdoors#90 most walkable in CA1.0 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves Famous people59 notable peopleborn in Compton Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Compton →
LynwoodHometown of 78 notable people
Famous people78 notable peopleborn in Lynwood Outdoors#43 most walkable in CA1.5 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lynwood →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker+69%
Compton is more of a job hub
Compton 0.76Lynwood 0.45
Homeowners+8.6 pts renters
Lynwood has more renters
Compton 56.4%Lynwood 47.8%
Trails+50%
Lynwood has more miles of trail
Lynwood 1.5 miCompton 1.0 mi
★ What stands out · Report cards

Lynwood places higher on 11 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
D−ComptonSafer than 2% of U.S. towns DLynwoodSafer than 7% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−ComptonBetter than 54% of districts in the state CLynwoodBetter than 31% of districts in the state
Health
C−ComptonHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns C−LynwoodHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
10Compton
11Lynwood

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #512#344 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #251#329 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #295#240 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #623#544 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #673#610 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #666#732 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #679#617 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #722#776

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Compton’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Lynwood

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Compton$3,750/mo
Typical home $638K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,664/mo · Housing →
Lynwood$4,030/mo
Typical home $685K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,652/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Lynwood and Compton.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Compton and Lynwood share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ComptonLynwoodComptonLynwood
Compton ↔ Lynwood2.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
535 Lynwood residents work in Compton (2.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lynwood →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ComptonLynwood
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st83rd
Outdoors & history
ComptonLynwood
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.3%2%
National Register places11
Archive photos54
Famous people born here5978
Community
ComptonLynwood
Library hours a week40 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ComptonLynwood
People
Population 92,698Highest 64,578Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Highest CA: +6.1% -3.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.3±1.1Lowest 12% below CA 33.6±0.7Highest 11% below CA
Lynwood and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.3%±1.5Highest CA: 22% 25.4%±1.6Lowest CA: 22%
Compton and Lynwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.7%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7% 9.8%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Compton and Lynwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 9.8%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 7%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6%
Lynwood and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,465±$4kHighest 21% below CA $74,844±$6kLowest 24% below CA
Compton and Lynwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $580,200±$10kLowest 21% below CA $597,600±$14kHighest 19% below CA
Lynwood and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,664±$62Highest 18% below CA $1,652±$47Lowest 19% below CA
Compton and Lynwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,358Lowest 15% below CA $4,607Highest 10% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.5%±4.1Lowest CA: 55.3% 60.7%±6.4Highest CA: 55.3%
Lynwood and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Lowest CA: 12% 18%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 47.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 19 yrs older than CA 1952Lowest 24 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 6% above CA 30 minLowest 6% above CA
Work from home 5%±1Highest CA: 17.2% 4.1%±0.9Lowest CA: 17.2%
Compton and Lynwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Highest 5.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 mi 9.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.45Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (24%)Los Angeles (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lynwood2% work in Compton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 9Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 133Lowest 150Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#442 of 574 in CA
School district Compton Unified ROP · KIPP Compton Community DistrictLynwood Unified
High school in town Manuel Dominguez HighLynwood High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.9Lowest 22.5Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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