Pasadena, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Pasadena ( PASS-ə-DEE-nə) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census, making it the 45th-largest city in California and the ninth-largest in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, 36 years after the city of Los Angeles but still one of the first in what is now Los Angeles County. Pasadena hosts the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade each New Year's Day.

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How Pasadena ranks

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#99Lowest depression in CA #105Most remote workers in CA #139Most educated in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code91101, 91102, 91103

Area code626

Living in Pasadena

Housing in Pasadena

$1.19M▲ 0.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pasadena home is worth about $1,187,000, up 0.5% in a year, 55% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market34

Sale-to-list103.9%

Sold in May83

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Safety in Pasadena

D

Safety Grade D

Pasadena reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 40%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Pasadena 4.2

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Pasadena 23.1

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Pasadena

A⁻

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with California

15better than CA

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 8 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 2▲ 5 close Mind 3▲ 2 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

7.2%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethCA 10.6% · better 8.2%Fewer uninsured adultsCA 10.6% · better

Care nearby

Huntington HospitalPasadena · 2 mi · ER

Csc Health - PasadenaPasadena · 0.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Pasadena

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Pasadena’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#150Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictPasadena UnifiedSchools52

Longfellow (Henry W.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 546 students McKinleyElementary · Grades K–8 · 538 students Hamilton ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 510 students Twentieth Street ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 499 students Odyssey CharterElementary · Grades K–8 · 463 students Field (Eugene) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 449 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.

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