Little Lake City

Santa Fe Springs, CA

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Little Lake City - Santa Fe Springs, CA Area Guide

Suburban charm with quick access to LA

Public Transportation Park-Like Walkable Active

Little Lake City represents a busy, cozy neighborhood of Santa Fe Springs with a lot going for it. Little Lake City is located about 15 miles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. To reach the city, residents of Little Lake City hop on Interstate 5 (the Santa Ana Freeway). If you don't want to drive, take the Metro bus, which takes you to Downtown Los Angeles in about an hour. Little Lake Park on Pioneer Boulevard provides a way to beat the summer heat thanks to a community pool. Athletic fields let you practice baseball, softball, football, or soccer in your own neighborhood. Explore the area’s charming homes and mid-rise apartments that provide relatively quick access to Los Angeles.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Little Lake City is $2,734 for one bedroom, $3,128 for two bedrooms, and $3,177 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Little Lake City has decreased by -2.6% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 744 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,734/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,042 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,128/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,102 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,177/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

40 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Pio Pico State Historic Park
  • Whittier Narrows Nature Center
  • La Habra Historical Museum
  • Children's Museum at La Habra
  • Whittier Narrows Recreation Area

Airports

  • Long Beach (Daugherty Field)
  • Los Angeles International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.