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Outdoors in Sierra Madre
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c. 1900
Men with cows on a Sierra Madre cattle ranch, ca.1900 (CHS-2004), c. 1900
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About Sierra Madre
City in California, United StatesSierra Madre (Spanish for "mother range") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 11,268 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east. Sierra Madre is known as "Wisteria City", and its city seal is decorated with a drawing of the now widely known 500-foot (150 m) vine. It is also called the "Village of the Foothills" and was an All-America City in 2007.
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Housing in Sierra Madre
The typical Sierra Madre home is worth about $1,389,000, about the same as a year ago, 82% above the California typical home.
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Safety in Sierra Madre
Safety Grade B
Sierra Madre reports less crime per resident than 60% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Sierra Madre
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The public schools Sierra Madre’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.
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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