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East Los Angeles is a mid-size city of 111,647 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 14 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $643k and rent runs about $1k a month.
111,647people
$643kTypical home
$1,494/moRent
84° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
33Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 111,647
- Part of a metro area
- About 14,980 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 14 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $643k (≈$4,055/mo)
- Median rent $1,494/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 33 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HHR airport
- 15 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,580 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 673 bars within 25 mi
- 3,916 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 211 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk