Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$648,600
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,786/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Los Angeles 46%
Pico Rivera
Los Angeles County60,272 residents3 school districts
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
46th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
50
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pico Rivera is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pico Rivera against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency40th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio22.2
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate91%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index83
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.71%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 37/100
F
Mean commute30.3 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi1.9
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés59
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks22
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Median household income$88,201
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment4.9%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations27%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pico Rivera on housing & affordability
Pico Rivera's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda19 mi from Pico RiveraC+ 60 C Redondo Beach20 mi from Pico RiveraC 69 B− Fountain Valley21 mi from Pico RiveraC− 64 C+ Santa Monica23 mi from Pico RiveraC− 71 B− Diamond Bar16 mi from Pico RiveraC− 56 C− Arcadia10 mi from Pico RiveraC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Pico Rivera
Is Pico Rivera, CA a good place to live?
Pico Rivera scores 50 out of 100, 46th 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 Pico Rivera expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $648,600, 26% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.71%. $1,786/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pico Rivera?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Pico Rivera sit at the 40th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 22.2 student–teacher ratio. Pico Rivera is served by El Rancho Unified, Whittier Union High and Whittier City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pico Rivera?
The mean commute is 30.3 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.7% working from home. Transit density is 1.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pico Rivera?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 59 restaurants and cafés and 22 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Pico Rivera old or new?
The median home in Pico Rivera was built in 1957 — 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. 81% 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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