Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 22/100
F
Median home value$643,100
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,494/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Los Angeles 46%
East Los Angeles
Los Angeles County111,647 residents2 school districts
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
50th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on cost of living and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
48
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What East Los Angeles is like to live in, by category
Bars show East Los Angeles against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency48th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio18.8
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate79%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index73
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.65%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax9.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Mean commute30.2 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi27
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Restaurants & cafés105
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks31
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$68,741
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment6.8%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations20%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than East Los Angeles on housing & affordability
East Los Angeles's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda25 mi from East Los AngelesC+ 60 C Redondo Beach18 mi from East Los AngelesC 69 B− Santa Monica19 mi from East Los AngelesC− 71 B− Diamond Bar20 mi from East Los AngelesC− 56 C− Arcadia10 mi from East Los AngelesC− 64 C+ Huntington Beach25 mi from East Los AngelesD+ 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in East Los Angeles
Is East Los Angeles, CA a good place to live?
East Los Angeles scores 48 out of 100, 50th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is East Los Angeles expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $643,100, 26% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.65%. $1,494/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in East Los Angeles?
Schools grade D. The districts serving East Los Angeles sit at the 48th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 79% graduation rate and a 18.8 student–teacher ratio. East Los Angeles is served by Los Angeles Unified and Montebello Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from East Los Angeles?
The mean commute is 30.2 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.5% working from home. Transit density is 27 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in East Los Angeles?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 105 restaurants and cafés and 31 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in East Los Angeles old or new?
The median home in East Los Angeles was built in 1950 — 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. 74% 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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