Living in Irwindale, CA
Irwindale is a small town of 1,377 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 26 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $709k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,377people
$709kTypical home
$1,931/moRent
92° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,377
- Part of a metro area
- About 156 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 26 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $709k (≈$4,473/mo)
- Median rent $1,931/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 335 sunny days a year (231 totally clear)
- 30 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1324 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,767 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ONT airport
- 21 mi to ONT (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 453 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,816 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 500 bars within 25 mi
- 3,205 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 58 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 183 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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