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

C−LompocSafer than 24% of U.S. towns DLynwoodSafer than 7% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+LompocBetter than 67% of districts in the state CLynwoodBetter than 31% of districts in the state

Health

CLompocHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns C−LynwoodHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns

17Lompoc

6Lynwood

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #734#115 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #411#43 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #401#732 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #164#329 SafestSafety · 411 towns #252#384 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #190#430 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #420#184 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #350#240

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $620 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.

Down paymentRate%

Lompoc$3,410/mo

Typical home $595K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,589/mo · Housing →

Lynwood$4,030/mo

Typical home $685K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,652/mo · Housing →

The difference: $620 a month, about $7,500 a year, between Lynwood and Lompoc.

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.

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

LompocLynwood

Snow a year0″0″

January low43°F —

July high73°F —

Growing season (days)335d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd 83rd

Outdoors & history

LompocLynwood

Trails9 mi 2 mi

Conserved land3.1%2%

Settled1888 —

National Register places3 1

Archive photos23 4

Famous people born here34 78

Community

LompocLynwood

Library hours a week44 hrs 40 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LompocCA LynwoodCA

Lompoc ↔ Lynwood139 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs California average

LompocLynwood

People

Population 43,646Lowest 64,578Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.7%Highest CA: +6.1% -3.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 35.1±1.4Highest 7% below CA 33.6±0.7Lowest 11% below CA

Lompoc and Lynwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.1%±2.1Highest CA: 22% 25.4%±1.6Lowest CA: 22%

Lompoc and Lynwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13%±1.2Highest CA: 15.7% 9.8%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 9.8%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±1Lowest CA: 7.6% 7%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6%

Lynwood and Lompoc are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,004±$7kLowest 27% below CA $74,844±$6kHighest 24% below CA

Lynwood and Lompoc are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $472,900±$13kLowest 36% below CA $597,600±$14kHighest 19% below CA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,589±$63Lowest 22% below CA $1,652±$47Highest 19% below CA

Lynwood and Lompoc are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,737Lowest 47% below CA $4,607Highest 10% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54%±6.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 60.7%±6.4Highest CA: 55.3%

Lynwood and Lompoc are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 17.3%Lowest CA: 12% 18%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 49%Highest CA: 55.9% 47.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest same as CA 1952Lowest 24 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 4% below CA 30 minHighest 6% above CA

Work from home 7.1%±1.6Highest CA: 17.2% 4.1%±0.9Lowest CA: 17.2%

Work in townworking residents 22.3%Highest 5.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45 0.45

Top workplaceoutside town Santa Barbara (9%)Los Angeles (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LynwoodFew work in Lompoc

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miHighest 1.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 9Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.0Lowest 150Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #393 of 574 in CA #442 of 574 in CA

School district Lompoc UnifiedLynwood Unified

High school in town Lompoc HighLynwood High

Students per teacherat that high school 19.5Lowest 22.5Highest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Lompoc vs Lynwood

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Lompoc places higher on 17 of 23 CA lists

A typical home costs $620 more a month in Lynwood

What daily life feels like in each

139 miles apart

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