City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Hawthorne | Los Angeles | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,641/mo | $1,791/mo | 8.4% lower in A |
| Median home value | $731,200 | $822,600 | 11.1% lower in A |
| Median household income | $72,298 | $76,244 | 5.2% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 106.1 | 104.0 | 2.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 128.3 | 82.4 | 55.8% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 108.7 | 100.5 | 8.2% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 109.5 | 104.0 | 5.3% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Hawthorne, you'd need $98,461 in Los Angeles to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Los Angeles, CA is about 1.5% cheaper overall than Hawthorne, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 8% lower in Hawthorne than in Los Angeles. If you earn $80,000 in Hawthorne, you'd need about $78,769 in Los Angeles to keep the same standard of living.