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Pasadena is a mid-size city of 136,969 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 18 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
136,969people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,265/moRent
89° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 136,969
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,966 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 $1.1M (≈$6,894/mo)
- Median rent $2,265/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (422 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,307 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BUR airport
- 13 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 922 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,395 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 539 bars within 25 mi
- 3,347 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 63 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 189 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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