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Monterey Park is a mid-size city of 59,132 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 16 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $863k and rent runs about $2k a month.
59,132people
$863kTypical home
$1,888/moRent
85° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,132
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,708 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 16 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $863k (≈$5,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,888/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 68°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
- 32 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
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,812 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to HHR airport
- 16 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,757 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 670 bars within 25 mi
- 4,017 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 217 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 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