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The typical home is worth about $1.3 million, 13.3 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Overall it grades C+, ranked 272nd of 841 in California. It is healthier than 96% of U.S. towns and its public schools beat 84% of California towns on state tests and graduation. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Culver City’s median rent is $2,737 a month, where California’s towns sit at $1,895 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Culver City is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. On safety, just 10 of California’s 426 towns do worse.
Where Culver City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Culver City is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 503 in 1920, 40,779 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Culver City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw7 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw5 mi MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com ArenaSoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Culver City, 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 Culver City.
Culver City draws workers from Los Angeles and beyond, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less tooth loss than most of California.
At 13.3 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home (about $1.27M) costs more against local pay than in 89% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
55% of Culver City households own their home. The typical Culver City home is worth about $1,275,000, up 2.2% in a year, 67% above the California typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.27M.
Its public schools are run by the Culver City Unified school district. Three of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culver City MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,523 | A− |
| Culver City HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,012 | A− |
| Farragut ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 548 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Property crime runs at 48.2 per 1,000 residents, about twice the California rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 2,916 to 2,175 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Culver City is 48.2 per 1,000 residents. Culver City reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less. The violent crime rate in Culver City is 6.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Culver City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 48.2 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with California is tooth loss: 4.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.6% statewide.
22% of adults have obesity in Culver City. Culver City beats the California average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Culver City.
| Culver City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Culver City | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
70,212 jobs are based in Culver City, 3.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 52,143 in 2013 to 70,212.
Most working residents leave Culver City for work: only 10% work in town. Culver City’s median household income is $117,000. Jobs based in Culver City grew to 70,212 in 2023, 18,069 more than in 2013.
| Culver City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 33% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $117,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Since 1979, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Culver City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5.3 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, 77 acres with 2.3 miles of trail.
| Culver City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook | 2.3 mi | 77 |
| 2. Culver City Park | 0.7 mi | 34 |
| 3. Stoneview Nature Center | 0.5 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
January nights average 48.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 77.8°.
Culver City has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Culver City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 78°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 49°F | 40°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
55 within 15 miles of the center of Culver City
About 5 of every 100 Culver City residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where Culver City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Culver City on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in California, United States
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights to the east. The city was named after Harry Culver who incorporated it in 1917. In the 1920s, Culver City became a center for film and later television production. It was best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1924 to 1986. From 1932 to 1986, it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company. National Public Radio West and Sony Pictures Entertainment have headquarters in the city. It has been described as a "largely idyllic...peaceful,…
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One town shares a border with Culver City.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culver City | #272 | C+ | D− | D− | A− | A+ |
| Ladera Heights | #354 | C | D− | — | B− | A− |
Ladera Heights reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Culver City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Culver City grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #272 of 841 in California. It grades A+ for health, D− 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−.
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