Best PlacesRancho Dominguez, Compton, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rancho Dominguez, Compton, 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.
Rancho Dominguez, Compton ranks 4,917th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rancho Dominguez, Compton
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.
Rancho Dominguez, Compton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rancho Dominguez, Compton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 300 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Household income$97,089 median, better than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Rancho Dominguez, Compton ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rancho Dominguez, Compton
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rancho Dominguez, Compton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,089, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Rancho Dominguez, Compton's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rancho Dominguez, Compton
Rancho Dominguez, Compton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rancho Dominguez, Compton.
Who works in Rancho Dominguez, Compton, and how
Work in Rancho Dominguez, Compton centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Rancho Dominguez, Compton
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Rancho Dominguez, Compton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rancho Dominguez, Compton, month by month
Rancho Dominguez, Compton sees roughly 300 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 47. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 65° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Rancho Dominguez, Compton
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 12 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rancho Dominguez, Compton
Schools across Rancho Dominguez, Compton average a C, better than 43% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Powell Academy For SuccessC− · 30% proficient
- King ElementaryD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lindsey AcademyD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- California Academy Of Mathematics And ScienceA+ · 98% proficient
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
- Jordan HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rancho Dominguez, Compton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rancho Dominguez, Compton 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 Rancho Dominguez, Compton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rancho Dominguez, Compton
Is Rancho Dominguez, Compton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rancho Dominguez, Compton ranks 4,917th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on crime and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rancho Dominguez, Compton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,600. The overall cost of living runs about 26% above the national average. Set against a $97,089 median income, cost of living beats 41% of neighborhoods.
Is Rancho Dominguez, Compton safe?
Rancho Dominguez, Compton is safer than 0% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,346 per resident a year.
Compare Rancho Dominguez, Compton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rancho Dominguez, Compton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rancho Dominguez, Compton 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.
Rancho Dominguez, Compton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rancho Dominguez, Compton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rancho Dominguez, Compton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rancho Dominguez, Compton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rancho Dominguez, Compton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rancho Dominguez, Compton 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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