Population
Gardena
59,765
Inglewood
105,575
Median Income
Gardena
$79,291
Inglewood
$71,029
Home Value
Gardena
$667,600
Inglewood
$744,300
Rent
Gardena
$1,761
Inglewood
$1,725
Crime Rate
Gardena
7.03
Inglewood
6.76
Cost of Living
Gardena
162.7
Inglewood
161.6
Avg Temp
Gardena
N/A
Inglewood
N/A
Unemployment
Gardena
5.2%
Inglewood
7.9%
How Similar Are Gardena & Inglewood?
Inglewood is Gardena's #25 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Gardena
59,765
Inglewood
105,575
Inglewood has a 43% larger population than Gardena.
Violent Crime
Gardena
7.03
Inglewood
6.76
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 4% difference.
Property Crime
Gardena
30.51
Inglewood
36.14
Inglewood has a 16% higher property crime than Gardena.
Political Leaning
Gardena
31.9%
Inglewood
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Gardena
5.2%
Inglewood
7.9%
Inglewood has a 34% higher unemployment than Gardena.
Median Income
Gardena
$79,291
Inglewood
$71,029
Gardena has a 10% higher median income than Inglewood.
Home Values
Gardena
$667,600
Inglewood
$744,300
Inglewood has a 10% higher home values than Gardena.
Education
Gardena
20.1%
Inglewood
16.9%
Gardena has a 16% higher education than Inglewood.
Demographics
Gardena
14.3%
Inglewood
14.2%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Gardena
162.7
Inglewood
161.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Gardena and Inglewood share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Gardena
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Inglewood
Gardena leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Inglewood leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDInglewood scores 108.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 121.2 in Gardena. Inglewood scores 104.3 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 110.6 in Gardena. Inglewood scores 103.4 on the healthcare index (100 = national avg) vs 108.5 in Gardena.
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Housing Market — Gardena leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGardena has a owner-occupied of 48.9% compared to 35.3% in Inglewood. Gardena has a vacancy rate of 5.2% compared to 7.1% in Inglewood. Gardena has a single-family homes of 51.8% compared to 43.0% in Inglewood.
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Jobs & Economy — Gardena leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSInglewood: 57,825 vs Gardena: 32,041 for labor force. Gardena has a unemployment rate of 5.2% compared to 7.9% in Inglewood. Gardena has a poverty rate of 11.1% compared to 14.9% in Inglewood.
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Crime & Safety — Gardena leads
Source: FBI UCRGardena has a property crime clearance of 13.9% compared to 5.0% in Inglewood. Inglewood has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.97 compared to 4.22 in Gardena. Inglewood has a assault rate (per 1k) of 3.58 compared to 4.69 in Gardena.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Gardena leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGardena has a bachelor's degree or higher of 20.1% compared to 16.9% in Inglewood. Gardena has a high school diploma or higher of 36.2% compared to 32.4% in Inglewood.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSInglewood has a population of 105,575, about 1.8x the size of Gardena (59,765). Inglewood skews younger with a median age of 37.5 vs 39.8.
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Black
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Gardena
Inglewood
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareInglewood: 3 vs Gardena: 2 for with emergency services. Gardena: 2.8 vs Inglewood: 2.6 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Inglewood leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSInglewood has a public transit of 5.8% compared to 2.7% in Gardena. Inglewood has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.3% in Gardena. Inglewood has a work from home of 10.6% compared to 8.8% in Gardena.
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