Best PlacesWest Rancho Domingues, Compton, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Rancho Domingues, 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.
West Rancho Domingues, Compton ranks 4,392nd 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 West Rancho Domingues, 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.
West Rancho Domingues, Compton's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Rancho Domingues, Compton ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 334 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
Where West Rancho Domingues, Compton ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West Rancho Domingues, Compton
A household needs to earn about $159,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Rancho Domingues, Compton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,380, 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 West Rancho Domingues, Compton's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 West Rancho Domingues, Compton
West Rancho Domingues, Compton 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 West Rancho Domingues, Compton.
Who works in West Rancho Domingues, Compton, and how
Work in West Rancho Domingues, Compton centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in West Rancho Domingues, Compton
West Rancho Domingues, Compton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of West Rancho Domingues, Compton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Rancho Domingues, Compton, month by month
West Rancho Domingues, Compton sees roughly 334 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 49. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 58° | 49° |
| April | 72° | 62° | 55° |
| July | 79° | 71° | 65° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 61° |
Flying in and out of West Rancho Domingues, Compton
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 9 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Rancho Domingues, Compton
Schools across West Rancho Domingues, Compton average a C, better than 51% 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 West Rancho Domingues, Compton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Rancho Domingues, 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 West Rancho Domingues, Compton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in West Rancho Domingues, Compton
Is West Rancho Domingues, Compton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Rancho Domingues, Compton ranks 4,392nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and few empty homes, 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 West Rancho Domingues, Compton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $623,929. The overall cost of living runs about 31% above the national average. Set against a $86,380 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is West Rancho Domingues, Compton safe?
West Rancho Domingues, Compton is safer than 27% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $670 per resident a year.
Compare West Rancho Domingues, Compton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Rancho Domingues, Compton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Rancho Domingues, 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.
West Rancho Domingues, Compton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Rancho Domingues, Compton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Rancho Domingues, Compton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Rancho Domingues, Compton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Rancho Domingues, Compton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Rancho Domingues, 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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