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Monrovia is a small city of 37,571 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 26 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $909k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,571people
$909kTypical home
$2,114/moRent
93° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
335Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,571
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,756 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 $909k (≈$5,735/mo)
- Median rent $2,114/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,014 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BUR airport
- 22 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,203 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 458 bars within 25 mi
- 2,854 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 57 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 177 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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