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Paramount vs Lynwood

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (2.4× in Paramount) and property tax bill (+25% in Lynwood).

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Paramount, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 52,050 people
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Lynwood, CAHometown of 78 notable peopleCalifornia · 64,578 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Paramount and Lynwood share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ParamountLynwoodParamountLynwood
Paramount ↔ Lynwood2.6 miles apart · They share a border
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 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.

Paramount$3,760/mo
Typical home $647K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,875/mo · Housing →
Lynwood$4,030/mo
Typical home $685K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,652/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Lynwood and Paramount.

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.

Report cards

Paramount places higher on 18 of 23 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.

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
ParamountLynwood
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th83rd
Outdoors & history
ParamountLynwood
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.5%2%
Settled1957—
National Register places—1
Archive photos14
Famous people born here1178
Community
ParamountLynwood
Library hours a week40 hrs40 hrs
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.

ParamountLynwood
People
Population 52,050Lowest 64,578Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Highest CA: +6.1% -3.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.4±1.2Lowest 12% below CA 33.6±0.7Highest 11% below CA
Lynwood and Paramount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.1%±1.9Lowest CA: 22% 25.4%±1.6Highest CA: 22%
Lynwood and Paramount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.1%±1Highest CA: 15.7% 9.8%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Paramount and Lynwood 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% 9.8%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8%±1Highest CA: 7.6% 7%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6%
Paramount and Lynwood 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 $74,844±$6kLowest 24% below CA
Paramount and Lynwood 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 $597,600±$14kHighest 19% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,875±$55Highest 8% below CA $1,652±$47Lowest 19% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,681Lowest 28% below CA $4,607Highest 10% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.7%±4.9Lowest CA: 55.3% 60.7%±6.4Highest CA: 55.3%
Lynwood and Paramount 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% 18%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43%Lowest CA: 55.9% 47.8%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 30 minHighest 6% above CA
Work from home 7.3%±1.2Highest CA: 17.2% 4.1%±0.9Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 7.5%Highest 5.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Highest 0.45Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (17%)Los Angeles (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LynwoodFew work in Paramount
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 9Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 111Lowest 150Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #369 of 574 in CA#442 of 574 in CA
School district Paramount UnifiedLynwood Unified
High school in town Paramount HighLynwood High
Students per teacherat that high school 19.3Lowest 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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