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West Rancho Dominguez vs Compton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+330.2 pts in West Rancho Dominguez) and trails (5.6× in West Rancho Dominguez).

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West Rancho Dominguez, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 23,300 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.

West Rancho DominguezOne of the healthiest towns
Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#239 most walkable in CA5.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about West Rancho Dominguez →
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 part ways

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

Growth since 2010+330.2 pts
West Rancho Dominguez has grown faster since 2010
West Rancho Dominguez +329.5%Compton -0.7%
Trails5.6×
West Rancho Dominguez has more miles of trail
West Rancho Dominguez 5.6 miCompton 1.0 mi
Size4×
Compton is the bigger place
Compton 92,698West Rancho Dominguez 23,300
Jobs per worker+88%
West Rancho Dominguez is more of a job hub
West Rancho Dominguez 1.43Compton 0.76
Kids under 18+4.9 pts
Compton has more kids
Compton 27.3%West Rancho Dominguez 22.4%
Homeowners+9.6 pts renters
Compton has more renters
West Rancho Dominguez 66%Compton 56.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

West Rancho Dominguez and Compton share a border

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

West Rancho DominguezComptonWest Rancho DominguezCompton
West Rancho Dominguez ↔ Compton2.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
270 West Rancho Dominguez residents work in Compton (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in West Rancho Dominguez →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Compton

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.

West Rancho Dominguez$3,520/mo
Typical home $613K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $1,695/mo · Housing →
Compton$3,750/mo
Typical home $638K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,664/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Compton and West Rancho Dominguez.

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

West Rancho Dominguez places higher on 13 of 19 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
–West Rancho DominguezNot graded D−ComptonSafer than 2% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−West Rancho DominguezBetter than 50% of districts in the state B−ComptonBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
C−West Rancho DominguezHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns C−ComptonHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns
13West Rancho Dominguez
5Compton

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #1#666 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #265#673 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #365#623 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #363#251 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #239#90 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #575#698 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #99#184 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #500#584

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

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
West Rancho DominguezCompton
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th91st
Outdoors & history
West Rancho DominguezCompton
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land5.4%1.3%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—59
Community
West Rancho DominguezCompton
Library hours a week56 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.

West Rancho DominguezCompton
People
Population 23,300Lowest 92,698Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +329.5%Highest CA: +6.1% -0.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 35.9±1.5Highest 5% below CA 33.3±1.1Lowest 12% below CA
West Rancho Dominguez and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±2.4Lowest CA: 22% 27.3%±1.5Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 11.9%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7% 10.7%±0.8Lowest CA: 15.7%
West Rancho Dominguez and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 10.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6% 6%±0.6Highest CA: 7.6%
Compton and West Rancho Dominguez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,834±$10kHighest 12% below CA $78,465±$4kLowest 21% below CA
West Rancho Dominguez and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $612,900±$13kHighest 17% below CA $580,200±$10kLowest 21% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,695±$143Highest 17% below CA $1,664±$62Lowest 18% below CA
West Rancho Dominguez and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,696Lowest 28% below CA $4,358Highest 15% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.3%±10.5Highest CA: 55.3% 57.5%±4.1Lowest CA: 55.3%
West Rancho Dominguez and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15%Lowest CA: 12% 17.9%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.4%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than CA 1957Highest 19 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 min 6% above CA 31 min 6% above CA
Work from home 8.1%±4.2Highest CA: 17.2% 5%±1Lowest CA: 17.2%
West Rancho Dominguez and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.6%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 mi 9.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.43Highest 0.76Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (30%)Los Angeles (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in ComptonFew work in West Rancho Dominguez
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.4%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.6 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 100Lowest 133Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #535 of 574 in CA—
School district Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District · Compton UnifiedCompton Unified ROP · KIPP Compton Community District
High school in town Animo Watts College Preparatory AcademyManuel Dominguez High
Students per teacherat that high school 19.4Lowest 21.9Highest
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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