Monterey Park, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Monterey Park is a city in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately seven miles (11 km) east of the Downtown Los Angeles civic center. It is bordered by Alhambra, East Los Angeles, Montebello and Rosemead. The city's motto is "Pride in the past, Faith in the future." Monterey Park is part of a cluster of cities (Alhambra, Arcadia, Temple City, Rosemead, San Marino, and San Gabriel in the west San Gabriel Valley) with a growing Asian American population. According to the 2020 Census, the city had a total population of 61,096. Monterey Park has consistently ranked as one of the country's best places to live due to its schools, growi…

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How Monterey Park ranks

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#276Most remote workers in CA #340Most educated in CA #251Best schools in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code91754, 91755, 91756

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Living in Monterey Park

Housing in Monterey Park

$912K▲ 1.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Monterey Park home is worth about $912,000, up 1.5% in a year, 19% above the California typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market43

Sale-to-list100.3%

Sold in May20

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Safety in Monterey Park

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Safety Grade C

Monterey Park reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Monterey Park 2.7

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Monterey Park 18

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Monterey Park

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School Grade C+

The public schools Monterey Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#251Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictAlhambra UnifiedSchools14

Monterey Highlands ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 917 students Brightwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 804 students Repetto ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 739 students Ynez ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 695 students Monterey Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 542 students Bella Vista Elementary BElementary · Grades K–5 · 530 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.