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Sierra Madre is a big small town of 10,940 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 23 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,940people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,198/moRent
93° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,940
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,707 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 23 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,736/mo)
- Median rent $2,198/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 70°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
- 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 (267 per 100k)
- Low property crime (943 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BUR airport
- 18 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 997 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,756 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 484 bars within 25 mi
- 3,095 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 182 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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