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West · California · pop 3.9M

Los Angeles, CA

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in CA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,131 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,887 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $340 left over.

Expect summer highs near 84°F, winter lows around 48°F, and about 284 sunny days a year.

There's plenty to do — roughly 31 restaurants, arts, and recreation spots per 10k residents.

Tradeoff: home prices run high relative to local incomes, so buying may take longer than elsewhere.

AFFORD 62HOUSIN 3JOBS 28SAFETY 47CLIMAT 100AMENIT 90

The Los Angeles fit print

Est. monthly cost

$4,791/mo

Typical rent

$2,220/mo

Home value ÷ income

11.7×

Score breakdown

Affordability
62
Housing
3
Jobs
28
Safety
47
Climate
100
Amenities
90

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,850/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$2,220/mo
Median home value
$900,000
Median household income
$77,000
Population
3,850,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
5.1%
Job growth (1yr)
0.5%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
740
Property crime rate
2,500

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
84°F
Avg. winter low
48°F
Sunny days / year
284
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈8/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈10/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈62/yr
Annual rain
14"
Annual snow
0"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+30
Int'l airport
≈18 mi
Walkability
69/100
Disaster risk
84/100
Buying instead of renting? California's effective property tax runs about 0.75% of home value per year (≈$563/mo on the median $900,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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