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, clear days a year.
| 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 | 60 |
| Days above 90°F | 2 | 16 |
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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