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La Puente is a small city of 37,142 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 26 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $618k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,142people
$618kTypical home
$1,849/moRent
87° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,142
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,679 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 26 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $618k (≈$3,895/mo)
- Median rent $1,849/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- 31 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
- Above-average violent crime (432 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,289 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LGB airport
- 19 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,843 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 600 bars within 25 mi
- 3,666 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 54 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 199 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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