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Living in South San Gabriel, CA

South San Gabriel is a big small town of 7,923 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 18 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 69°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $690k and rent runs about $2k a month.

7,923people
$690kTypical home
$2,148/moRent
86° / 69°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
32Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 7,923
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 9,500 people per sq mi
  • 18 mi to Los Angeles, CA
  • 18 mi to Los Angeles, CA
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $690k (≈$4,354/mo)
  • Median rent $2,148/mo
  • Median household income $77k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°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
  • 32 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 7 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
  • Above-average property crime (2,118 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 44
  • 31% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 24% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 8% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 30 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 16 mi to HHR airport
  • 16 mi to LGB (major hub)
  • 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 88% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1962
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 345 ft
  • 20 mi to the ocean
  • 123 mi to a big lake
  • 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 22 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 121 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 8,829 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 679 bars within 25 mi
  • 4,056 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 213 museums within 25 mi
  • 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 44% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 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

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