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San Marino is a big small town of 12,216 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 18 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
12,216people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
89° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,216
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,244 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 $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $214k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 69°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
- 43 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
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,843 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BUR airport
- 15 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 581 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,756 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 586 bars within 25 mi
- 3,557 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 204 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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