Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The typical home is worth about $864K, 9 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Overall it grades C, 375th among California's 841 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 84% of California towns and it is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Artesia’s January low is 47°F, above both California’s towns (40°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Artesia's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Artesia beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Niemes (John H.) Elementary | K–6 | 631 |
| Elliott (William F) Elementary | K–6 | 425 |
| Burbank (Luther) Elementary | K–6 | 421 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Artesia is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,223 in 1950, 16,395 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1948 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Artesia. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw5 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw14 mi MuseumUSS IowaDisneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · USS Iowa: PH1 Jeff Hilton, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Artesia, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Artesia.
Artesia has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Los Angeles and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Artesia since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $864K.
Its public schools are run by the ABC Unified school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niemes (John H.) ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 631 | A |
| Elliott (William F) ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 425 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 425 to 346 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Artesia’s violent crime rate is 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Artesia | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.9 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 46.8°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 82.5°.
Artesia has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The July high in Artesia is 83°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Artesia has about as many jobs (6,344) as working residents, but only 463 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Artesia for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Artesia grew to 6,344 in 2023, 1,415 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Los Angeles (15%), Cerritos (6%) and Long Beach (5%).
| Artesia | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,440 U.S. towns with household incomes like Artesia’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Artesia beats the California average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 42% of Artesia adults feel lonely.
| Artesia | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Artesia | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 21.7% | 27.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 10.6% |
| More adults lacking emotional support | 34.6% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
50% of households own their home in Artesia. The typical Artesia home is worth about $864,000, up 3.1% in a year, 13% above the California typical home.
| Artesia | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,219 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 50% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. Artesia has lost 3.7% of its people since 2020, down to 15,789 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Artesia | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Artesia | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.1% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Artesia Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
44 within 15 miles of the center of Artesia
About 8 of every 100 Artesia residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
14 notable people were born in Artesia.
City in California, United States
Artesia (Spanish for "artesian aquifer") is a city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. Artesia was incorporated on May 29, 1959, and is one of Los Angeles County's Gateway Cities. The city has a 2020 census population of 16,395. Artesia is surrounded on the west, south, and east sides by Cerritos, with Norwalk to the north. Artesia is the home of the East West Ice Palace, an ice rink which is co-owned by Michelle Kwan. It was also the childhood home of former First Lady Pat Nixon, who lived there from 1914 to 1931, though the property on which she grew up is now part of neighboring Cerritos.
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One town shares a border with Artesia.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Artesia grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #375 of 841 in California. It grades B for health, C− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
14 notable people were born here, including Eileen Davidson and Steve Genter.
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