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Paramount vs East Rancho Dominguez
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against California.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Paramount has the most people working from home (7.3%).
East Rancho Dominguez has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Paramount | East Rancho Dominguez |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 52,050Highest |
14,603Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest CA: +6.1% |
-0.1%Highest CA: +6.1% |
| Median age | 33.4±1.2Lowest 12% below CA |
35.2±1.7Highest 7% below CA |
| East Rancho Dominguez and Paramount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.1%±1.9Highest CA: 22% |
23.3%±1.6Lowest CA: 22% |
| Paramount and East Rancho Dominguez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 10.1%±1Lowest CA: 15.7% |
10.4%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7% |
| East Rancho Dominguez and Paramount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.9%Highest CA: 37.1% |
7%Lowest CA: 37.1% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±1Highest CA: 7.6% |
6.8%±1.3Lowest CA: 7.6% |
| Paramount and East Rancho Dominguez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,250±$6kHighest 24% below CA |
$72,895±$13kLowest 26% below CA |
| Paramount and East Rancho Dominguez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $533,700±$26kLowest 27% below CA |
$573,600±$29kHighest 22% below CA |
| East Rancho Dominguez and Paramount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$55Highest 8% below CA |
$1,701±$84Lowest 16% below CA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,681Lowest 28% below CA |
$3,760Highest 27% below CA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.7%±4.9Highest CA: 55.3% |
53.4%±6.5Lowest CA: 55.3% |
| Paramount and East Rancho Dominguez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Lowest CA: 12% |
15.1%Highest CA: 12% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43%Lowest CA: 55.9% |
55.1%Highest CA: 55.9% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than CA |
1952Lowest 24 yrs older than CA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest about the CA average |
32 minHighest 12% above CA |
| Work from home | 7.3%±1.2Highest CA: 17.2% |
5.3%±2.4Lowest CA: 17.2% |
| Paramount and East Rancho Dominguez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #369 of 574 in CA | — |
| School district | Paramount Unified | — |
| High school in town | Paramount High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 19.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
CA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.