Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$857,800
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,939/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Los Angeles 46%
Alhambra
Los Angeles County81,022 residentsAlhambra Unified
60
C
Suburbgrade score
21st of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
60
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Alhambra is like to live in, by category
Bars show Alhambra against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 68/100
B−
Within-state proficiency84th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio22.9
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate93%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index94
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.65%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute30.3 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi19
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 94/100
A+
Restaurants & cafés311
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries19
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks47
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median household income$88,024
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment5.3%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations46%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Alhambra on housing & affordability
Alhambra's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda25 mi from AlhambraC+ 60 C Redondo Beach22 mi from AlhambraC 69 B− Santa Monica21 mi from AlhambraC− 71 B− Diamond Bar19 mi from AlhambraC− 56 C− Arcadia7 mi from AlhambraC− 64 C+ Hacienda Heights11 mi from AlhambraD+ 52 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Alhambra
Is Alhambra, CA a good place to live?
Alhambra scores 60 out of 100, 21st of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Alhambra expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $857,800, 2% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.65%. $1,939/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Alhambra?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Alhambra sit at the 84th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 22.9 student–teacher ratio. Alhambra is served by Alhambra Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Alhambra?
The mean commute is 30.3 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 19 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Alhambra?
Within two miles there are 19 groceries, 311 restaurants and cafés and 47 parks, which grades A+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Alhambra old or new?
The median home in Alhambra was built in 1960 — older than the Los Angeles median of 1969. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 53% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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