Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 26/100
F
Median home value$644,000
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,736/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households48%
Los Angeles 46%
El Monte
Los Angeles County106,109 residents3 school districts
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
51st of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, 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 El Monte is like to live in, by category
Bars show El Monte against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Within-state proficiency51st pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio20.5
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate84%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index82
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.71%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute27.8 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi18
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés48
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks22
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 33/100
F
Median household income$68,030
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment6.3%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations23%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than El Monte on housing & affordability
El Monte's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda20 mi from El MonteC+ 60 C Diamond Bar13 mi from El MonteC− 56 C− Arcadia4 mi from El MonteC− 64 C+ Hacienda Heights6 mi from El MonteD+ 52 D+ Lakewood17 mi from El MonteD+ 61 C Placentia17 mi from El MonteD+ 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in El Monte
Is El Monte, CA a good place to live?
El Monte scores 48 out of 100, 51st 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 El Monte expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $644,000, 26% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.71%. $1,736/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in El Monte?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving El Monte sit at the 51st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 84% graduation rate and a 20.5 student–teacher ratio. El Monte is served by El Monte Union High, El Monte City and Mountain View Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from El Monte?
The mean commute is 27.8 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.5% working from home. Transit density is 18 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in El Monte?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 48 restaurants and cafés and 22 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in El Monte old or new?
The median home in El Monte was built in 1965 — close to 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. 63% 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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