South Bay Communities

Shorewood Realtors proudly serves seventeen communities in the South Bay of Los Angeles.

Carson is a relatively young city. True to its motto, "Future unlimited". it's the 8th largest city in Los Angeles County with a growing population of 89,000. Served by the Los Angeles Unified School District, students rank in 20 to 60th percentile.

Gardena, a city with many trees, Gardena is also known as "The Freeway City" because it's just minutes from LAX, Long Beach Airport, Port of Los Angeles and the Alameda Corridor.

Incorporated in 1922, Hawthorne has been dubbed "Hub of the South Bay" because it has quick and easy access to Southern California offerings such as culture, sports, entertainment, the mountains and the beachÉonly four miles to the Pacific Ocean!

Inglewood, this bedroom city of 117,000 is just east of LAX. Served by the Inglewood Unified School District, school rankings are often between 50-80th percentile. About 70% of the housing was built between 1940 and 1970.

Lawndale, with a population of 30,000 Lawndale is located between Torrance and Hawthorne. Lawndale was designed for veterans getting into the housing market (two and three-bedroom homes) so it's not a fancy city but streets are clean and homes are well cared for.

Lomita is a small, middle-class community of 20,300 squeezed between Torrance and Rolling Hills Estates. Meaning "little hill", most of the city is flat except for the southern section rising into the hills. Incorporated in 1964, about 60% of residential units were built between the 50s and 80s.

Long Beach is the second most populous city in Los Angeles County and the 5th largest city in the state with a population around 442,000. Aerospace is a major employer. Other local employment includes hospitals and medical, city government, tourism, shipping, manufacturing, high tech and retail. About 24 miles from downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach is a short drive from business hub Orange County. Long Beach's light rail service ties into the L.A. Metro and four freeways run through the city. It has its own municipal airport.