Rankings · How Monrovia ranks in CA
Monrovia ranks #13 in California for conserved land
Monrovia is ranked on 35 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
35
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #13 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Monrovia does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Monrovia marked.
At a glance
Monrovia lands in the top half on 18 of 25 lists
Each dot is Monrovia’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Monrovia does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#32/438 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#99/844Lowest obesity#150/844Fewest smokers#158/844Healthiest#247/844Most active#310/844Fewest uninsured#328/844Closest to a top hospital#415/844 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#170/574 People
Most educated#254/844 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#38/117Most library borrowing#56/117Most-used libraries#57/117 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#191/422Cheapest rent#509/830Lowest property tax#591/835Most affordable#610/835 SafetySafety →
Safest#235/411 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#540/843 What kind of place
Milder winters than 80% of California
Not better or worse, just Monrovia’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 80% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
45.0° January low
Fewer homes per newcomer than 78% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
7.5 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Wetter than 63% of CA towns
DrierWetter
19 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer seniors than 59% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.7% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 55% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.7% of residents are under 18
Younger than 54% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
38.3 median age
More vacation homes than 54% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.7% of homes are seasonal
Hotter summers than 50% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
89.6° July high
Almost there
3 spots from the top 10 for conserved land
Lists where Monrovia sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Monrovia out-ranks 3 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.