Best PlacesHarbor Gateway, Torrance, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Harbor Gateway, Torrance, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Harbor Gateway, Torrance ranks 3,985th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Harbor Gateway, Torrance
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Harbor Gateway, Torrance's strengths and weaknesses
Where Harbor Gateway, Torrance ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 331 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 63% of neighborhoods
Where Harbor Gateway, Torrance ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Harbor Gateway, Torrance
A household needs to earn about $190,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Harbor Gateway, Torrance home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,097, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Harbor Gateway, Torrance's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Harbor Gateway, Torrance
Harbor Gateway, Torrance runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Harbor Gateway, Torrance.
Who works in Harbor Gateway, Torrance, and how
Work in Harbor Gateway, Torrance centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Harbor Gateway, Torrance
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Harbor Gateway, Torrance, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Harbor Gateway, Torrance, month by month
Harbor Gateway, Torrance sees roughly 331 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 59° | 48° |
| April | 71° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 79° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 78° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Harbor Gateway, Torrance
The nearest airport, Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 8 miles away.
The best schools in and around Harbor Gateway, Torrance
Schools across Harbor Gateway, Torrance average a C−, better than 35% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Humanities And Arts (harts) Academy Of Los AngelesC+ · 38% proficient
- Gardena Senior HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Harbor Gateway, Torrance school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Harbor Gateway, Torrance measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Harbor Gateway, Torrance against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Harbor Gateway, Torrance suits
Common questions about living in Harbor Gateway, Torrance
Is Harbor Gateway, Torrance a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Harbor Gateway, Torrance ranks 3,985th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and transit, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Harbor Gateway, Torrance expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $739,501. The overall cost of living runs about 37% above the national average. Set against a $79,097 median income, cost of living beats 17% of neighborhoods.
Is Harbor Gateway, Torrance safe?
Harbor Gateway, Torrance is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $467 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Harbor Gateway, Torrance?
July highs average about 79 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 48. That works out to about 331 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Harbor Gateway, Torrance good for families?
Schools beat 35% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare Harbor Gateway, Torrance with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Harbor Gateway, Torrance. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Harbor Gateway, Torrance represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Harbor Gateway, Torrance detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Harbor Gateway, Torrance: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Harbor Gateway, Torrance: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Harbor Gateway, Torrance: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Harbor Gateway, Torrance: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Harbor Gateway, Torrance detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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