Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Huntington Park’s weakest is safety (D) — it reports more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, including 267 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. With a D− overall, Huntington Park sits 738th of 841 in California. Set against the rest, it does better than 4% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $669K for a typical one, 7 times the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Walkability is its strong suit — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. Huntington Park's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Salt Lake Park, at 31 acres. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
Where Huntington Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Hector JiménezEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Huntington Park is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for safety (better than 6%), so the D− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,299 in 1910, 54,883 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Huntington Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw5 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw11 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com Arena
Big draw21 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a yearSoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Huntington Park, 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 Huntington Park.
Huntington Park has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and is mostly renters, but it reports more crime than Los Angeles and its other graded neighbors.
Each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Los Angeles (D) to Bell (C−). Reported crimes fell from 2,597 to 1,711 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
In Huntington Park, the violent crime rate is 5.2 per 1,000 residents. The property crime rate for Huntington Park comes to 28 per 1,000 residents, against 13.3 in California’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns.
| Huntington Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 28 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Los Angeles Unified school district. Two of the 28 schools are below, and why each made the list. Public school enrollment in Huntington Park: 3,772 students across 6 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry T. Gage MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,139 | – |
| Huntington Park Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,479 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Among adults here, 19% report frequent physical distress and 38% get no exercise outside work. In Huntington Park, nearly a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress, and the share of adults in Huntington Park who say their health is fair or poor is 37%, above both California’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (19%). Of 32 CDC measures, Huntington Park beats the California average on 2 and trails it on 23.
| Huntington Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Huntington Park | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.8% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.2% | 20.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.6% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Huntington Park after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. 93% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 6%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 47.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 84°.
The January low for Huntington Park comes to 47°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Huntington Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 84°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Huntington Park’s concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Huntington Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Salt Lake Park | 0.5 mi | 31 |
| 2. Veterans Park | 0.4 mi | 5 |
| 3. Huntington Park City Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The share of workers in Huntington Park who work from home: 5.8%. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. The typical household income here is $60,000. Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles.
| Huntington Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.8% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zillow values the typical Huntington Park home at about $669,000, up 0.6% in a year, 12% below the California typical home. For Huntington Park, the typical rent is $1,505 a month. 57% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent here.
| Huntington Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 24% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,505 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 57% | 55% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
74 within 15 miles of the center of Huntington Park
About 6 of every 100 Huntington Park residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
21 notable people were born in Huntington Park.
City in California, United States
Huntington Park is a city located in the South Central region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The area includes the separate communities of Florence, Firestone Park, Graham, and Walnut Park, California. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 54,883, of whom 97% are Hispanic/Latino and about half were born outside the U.S. Huntington Park and its Pacific Boulevard area is a mostly Hispanic, working-class inner Southeast L.A. area.
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7 towns share a border with Huntington Park.
All 6 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D−; Cudahy (D−) is closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Park | #738 | D− | D | D | B− | C− |
| Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bell | #690 | D | D | C− | B− | C− |
| Maywood | #678 | D | D | C− | B− | C− |
| Cudahy | #737 | D− | D | C− | B− | D |
| Florence-Graham | #622 | D | D | — | B− | D |
| Walnut Park | #548 | C− | D | — | B− | C− |
| Los Angeles | #613 | D | D− | D | B− | B− |
Florence-Graham and Walnut Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Vernon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Huntington Park with a neighbor →
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It grades C− for health, D for safety and B− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
21 notable people were born here, including Hector Jiménez and Danny Weis.
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