Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 13,373, settled in 1920.
A town of contrasts. The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $644K, 6.7 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Safety is weaker too: its police reported 83 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. It also trails on hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Walkability is its strong suit — it is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Add schools to its strengths: its schools outperform 84% of the state's. Overall, that makes a C−, good for 490th of 841 in California. On that grade it does better than 20% of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FBI crime data, 2025 · FEMA National Risk Index.
Where Hawaiian Gardens beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Elementary | K–6 | 298 |
| Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary | K–6 | 297 |
| Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle | 7–8 | 291 |
Where Hawaiian Gardens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Hawaiian Gardens is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 88 in 1930, 14,149 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hawaiian Gardens. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw4 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi MuseumUSS Iowa
Big draw18 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative ArtDisneyland: 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 · USS Iowa: PH1 Jeff Hilton, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hawaiian Gardens, 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 Hawaiian Gardens.
Hawaiian Gardens has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, costs less than Long Beach or any other town next door and has better schools than Cypress or any other neighbor.
In Hawaiian Gardens, the violent offense rate is 6.2 per 1,000 residents, against 2.9 in California’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. For Hawaiian Gardens, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 18.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Hawaiian Gardens | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 18.5 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
That grade is the best School Grade on its borders; Cypress (B) is next. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $644K.
Public schools: the ABC Unified school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 3 public schools in Hawaiian Gardens teach 886 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 298 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
FEMA puts 60% of Hawaiian Gardens’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 39% to inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 2017: one.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 3,377 in 2013 to 2,158.
The typical household income in Hawaiian Gardens is $76,000. Commuting out is the norm here: 4% of working residents work locally. In Hawaiian Gardens, 16% of residents live below the poverty line, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Employers in Hawaiian Gardens shed 1,219 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,158.
| Hawaiian Gardens | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.9% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its C, from Long Beach (B) to Cypress (A).
CDC measures, 32 in all: Hawaiian Gardens beats California on 2 and trails on 17. In Hawaiian Gardens, 15% of adults binge drink. Two figures for adults in the town: 31% worry about having enough food, 31% say their health is fair or poor.
| Hawaiian Gardens | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hawaiian Gardens | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.1% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.7% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.8% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 46.7°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 80.5°.
It almost never snows. In Hawaiian Gardens, the peak summer temperature is 81°F.
| Hawaiian Gardens | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 81°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Long Beach is next at $852K.
44% of households live in a home they own in Hawaiian Gardens. Home values are up 2.8% over the year to September 2026. Hawaiian Gardens’ rent at the middle of the market is $1,696 a month.
| Hawaiian Gardens | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 44% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,696 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The concentration of trails for Hawaiian Gardens comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Across 2 parks and preserves: 0.1 miles of trail.
| Hawaiian Gardens | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lee Ware Park | — | 1 |
| 2. Clarkdale Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
42 within 15 miles of the center of Hawaiian Gardens
About 5 of every 100 Hawaiian Gardens residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
City in California, United States
Hawaiian Gardens is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the smallest city in the county in area (approximately 1.0 mi2) and was incorporated on April 9, 1964. The population was 14,149 at the 2020 census, down slightly from 14,254 at the 2010 census. The city's unusual name originated with a 1920s refreshment stand that was decorated with palm fronds and bamboo. It was the then-rural area's main landmark for many years, and its name stuck as the small town grew up around it. As one of seven Los Angeles County cities that allow casino gambling, more than $9.2 million (65%) of the city's revenue comes from the Gardens Casino.
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3 towns share a border with Hawaiian Gardens.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Gardens | #490 | C− | D | D | A− | C |
| Long Beach | #564 | D | D− | D | B | B |
| Lakewood | #361 | C | D− | C− | B | A− |
| Cypress | #256 | C+ | D− | C | B | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hawaiian Gardens grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #490 of 841 in California. It grades C for health, D for safety and A− for schools. Hazard risk 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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