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South Whittier NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE
A quiet residential suburb.
Median Home Rent (PER MONTH)
Studio / 1 BR
0% Complete
N/A
2 Bedrooms
69% Complete
1,798
3 Bedrooms
89% Complete
2,298
4 Bedrooms
100% Complete
2,588
Median Home Price
Studio / 1 BR
NAN% Complete
N/A
2 Bedrooms
NAN% Complete
N/A
3 Bedrooms
NAN% Complete
N/A
4 Bedrooms
NAN% Complete
N/A
Good For
  • Families
  • Professionals

 

What's around
  • 17 Schools
  • 1 Shops
  • 0 Fitness options
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 0 Grocery stores/markets
  • 0 Banks
  • 0 Nightlife options

 

PUBLIC TRANSITPoor
WALKABILITYPoor
Safety

South Whittier has a below average violent crime rate and a low property crime rate for Los Angeles.

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Located in Southeast LA, South Whittier is a suburban neighborhood of about 57,000 people. This is an almost exlclusively residential area, so you'll have to head elsewhere for shopping, dining, and other activities. What you will find are here are quiet streets of modest single-family homes. Residents speak highly of the tightknit community and say neighbors look out for each other. 

South Whittier is bordered on the north and east by Whittier, on the south by East La Mirada and La Mirada, and on the west by Santa Fe Springs.

 

Commute:
Burbank: 25 miles / 50-100 minutes by car / 130 minutes by transit
Century City: 25.2 miles / 70-130 minutes by car / 135 minutes by transit
Downtown LA: 16.3 miles / 35-80 minutes by car / 40-50 minutes by transit
Santa Monica: 30.9 miles / 75-140 minutes by car / 110-120 minutes by transit

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Local Flavor   South Whittier LOCAL schools

PK-5 GRADES
Ceres Elementary School
Parent Rating:
Type:Public
Distance:0.17 mi
PK-8 GRADES
St. Gregory The Great
Parent Rating:
Type:Private
Distance:0.26 mi
K-12 GRADES
Walker Academy
Parent Rating:
Type:Private
Distance:0.29 mi
K-6 GRADES
Howard J. Mckibben Elementary School
Parent Rating:
Type:Public
Distance:0.50 mi
PK-1 GRADES
Faith Lutheran Church & School
Parent Rating:
Type:Private
Distance:0.67 mi
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