Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$863,000
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,888/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Los Angeles 46%
Monterey Park
Los Angeles County59,132 residents4 school districts
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
27th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
57
Los Angeles median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Monterey Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Monterey Park against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio20.9
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate88%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index94
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 · 53/100
C−
Mean commute28.4 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi9.8
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés125
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries12
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks55
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median household income$81,855
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment6.1%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations42%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Monterey Park on housing & affordability
Monterey Park's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda23 mi from Monterey ParkC+ 60 C Redondo Beach21 mi from Monterey ParkC 69 B− Santa Monica21 mi from Monterey ParkC− 71 B− Diamond Bar18 mi from Monterey ParkC− 56 C− Arcadia8 mi from Monterey ParkC− 64 C+ Hacienda Heights10 mi from Monterey ParkD+ 52 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Monterey Park
Is Monterey Park, CA a good place to live?
Monterey Park scores 57 out of 100, 27th 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 Monterey Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $863,000, 1% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.71%. $1,888/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Monterey Park?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Monterey Park sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 20.9 student–teacher ratio. Monterey Park is served by Alhambra Unified, Montebello Unified, Alhambra Unified School District (9-12) and Garvey Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Monterey Park?
The mean commute is 28.4 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 9.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Monterey Park?
Within two miles there are 12 groceries, 125 restaurants and cafés and 55 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Monterey Park old or new?
The median home in Monterey Park was built in 1963 — 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. 67% 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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