 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.
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 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.
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