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La Crescenta-Montrose is a small city of 19,660 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 18 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,660people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,281/moRent
83° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,660
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,735 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 18 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,612/mo)
- Median rent $2,281/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 35 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
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BUR airport
- 7 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,788 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,304 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 468 bars within 25 mi
- 2,865 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 61 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 174 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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