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Temple

A city of 35,430 people in California
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Conserved land0.7%17 of 2,553 acres
Trails0.1 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Temple

City in California, United States
1923Established
36,494Population
4 sq miArea
400 ftElevation

Temple City is a city in Los Angeles County located northeast of downtown Los Angeles and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Pasadena, Arcadia, Alhambra, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley. As of the 2020 census, Temple City had a population of 36,494.

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ZIP code91780
Area code626
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Housing in Temple

$1.08M▲ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Temple home is worth about $1,075,000, up 0.6% in a year, 41% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market35
Sale-to-list99.4%
Sold in May23
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Safety in Temple

B−

Safety Grade B-

Temple reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 51% report less. Within California, it does better than 76% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Temple 2
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Temple 11
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Temple’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictTemple City UnifiedSchools13

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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