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Glendale is a mid-size city of 190,748 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 15 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
190,748people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,182/moRent
85° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
34Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 190,748
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,258 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 15 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,951/mo)
- Median rent $2,182/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 34 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,856 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BUR airport
- 7 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,085 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 518 bars within 25 mi
- 3,206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 186 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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