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East Whittier is a big small town of 9,990 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 25 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $834k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,990people
$834kTypical home
$1,794/moRent
85° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,990
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,165 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 25 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $834k (≈$5,260/mo)
- Median rent $1,794/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 69°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (162 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 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 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LGB airport
- 12 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 236 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,540 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 639 bars within 25 mi
- 4,008 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 51 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 218 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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