Best PlacesWalker, Maywood, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walker, Maywood, 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.
Walker, Maywood ranks 4,798th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Walker, Maywood
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.
Walker, Maywood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walker, Maywood ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 302 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Walker, Maywood ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Walker, Maywood
A household needs to earn about $163,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walker, Maywood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,307, 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 Walker, Maywood's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Walker, Maywood
Walker, Maywood 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 Walker, Maywood.
Who works in Walker, Maywood, and how
Work in Walker, Maywood centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Walker, Maywood
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Walker, Maywood, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Walker, Maywood, month by month
Walker, Maywood sees roughly 302 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 48. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Walker, Maywood
The nearest airport, Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Los Angeles International, about 13 miles away.
The best schools in and around Walker, Maywood
Schools across Walker, Maywood average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Early College Academy-la Trade Tech CollegeB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walker, Maywood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walker, Maywood 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 Walker, Maywood against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Walker, Maywood
Is Walker, Maywood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walker, Maywood ranks 4,798th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and few empty homes, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Walker, Maywood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $628,651. The overall cost of living runs about 33% above the national average. Set against a $62,307 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Walker, Maywood safe?
Yes, Walker, Maywood is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $413 per resident a year.
Compare Walker, Maywood with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walker, Maywood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walker, Maywood 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.
Walker, Maywood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walker, Maywood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walker, Maywood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walker, Maywood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walker, Maywood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walker, Maywood 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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