Living in El Monte, CA
El Monte is a mid-size city of 106,109 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 22 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $644k and rent runs about $2k a month.
106,109people
$644kTypical home
$1,736/moRent
89° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 106,109
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,103 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 22 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $644k (≈$4,061/mo)
- Median rent $1,736/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 70°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
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (413 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,936 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LGB airport
- 19 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 623 bars within 25 mi
- 3,759 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 62 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 211 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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