Torrance vs Gardena
Torrance, CA compared with Gardena, CA · 5 miles apart
Torrance has 138,391 residents to Gardena’s 58,460. Torrance comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Gardena does better on median rent, price to income.
| Torrance, CA | Gardena, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 138,391 | 58,460 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,746 | 10,029 |
| Median household income | $116,217 | $84,803 |
| Median home value | $1,074,700 | $700,600 |
| Median rent | $2,280 | $1,809 |
| Homeownership | 55% | 48.8% |
| Average commute | 26.9 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 43.2 | 39.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 28.9% |
| Poverty rate | 7.8% | 11.8% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 9.2× | 8.3× |
| Clear days a year | 56 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 2 | — |
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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