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Hawthorne vs Gardena

Hawthorne, CA compared with Gardena, CA · 3 miles apart

Hawthorne has 82,741 residents to Gardena’s 58,460. Hawthorne comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Gardena does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Hawthorne, CA Gardena, CA
Population 82,741 58,460
Density (per sq mi) 13,593 10,029
Median household income $75,848 $84,803
Median home value $863,400 $700,600
Median rent $1,782 $1,809
Homeownership 27.2% 48.8%
Average commute 28.3 min 29.3 min
Median age 33.9 39.6
Bachelor's degree + 26% 28.9%
Poverty rate 15.5% 11.8%
Unemployment 7.9% 6.1%
Price to income 11.4× 8.3×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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