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Lynwood vs Compton

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

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Lynwood, CAHometown of 78 notable peopleCalifornia · 64,578 people
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Compton, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 92,698 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.

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lynwood’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.

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

Lynwood and Compton share a border

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

LynwoodComptonLynwoodCompton
Lynwood ↔ Compton2.5 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
LynwoodCompton
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd91st
Outdoors & history
LynwoodCompton
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land2%1.3%
National Register places11
Archive photos45
Famous people born here7859
Community
LynwoodCompton
Library hours a week40 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

LynwoodCompton
People
Population 64,578Lowest 92,698Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% -0.7%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.6±0.7Highest 11% below CA 33.3±1.1Lowest 12% 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 25.4%±1.6Lowest CA: 22% 27.3%±1.5Highest CA: 22%
Compton and Lynwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.8%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.7%±0.8Highest 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+ 9.8%Lowest CA: 37.1% 10.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6% 6%±0.6Lowest 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 $74,844±$6kLowest 24% below CA $78,465±$4kHighest 21% 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 $597,600±$14kHighest 19% below CA $580,200±$10kLowest 21% 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 $1,652±$47Lowest 19% below CA $1,664±$62Highest 18% 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 $4,607Highest 10% below CA $4,358Lowest 15% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.7%±6.4Highest CA: 55.3% 57.5%±4.1Lowest 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 18%Highest CA: 12% 17.9%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 47.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 56.4%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 24 yrs older than CA 1957Highest 19 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 6% above CA 31 minHighest 6% above CA
Work from home 4.1%±0.9Lowest CA: 17.2% 5%±1Highest 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 5.4%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 mi 9.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (24%)Los Angeles (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in ComptonFew work in Lynwood
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 150Highest 133Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #442 of 574 in CA—
School district Lynwood UnifiedCompton Unified ROP · KIPP Compton Community District
High school in town Lynwood HighManuel Dominguez High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.5Highest 21.9Lowest
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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