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East Pasadena vs Pasadena

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (199× in Pasadena) and size (25× in Pasadena).

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East Pasadena, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 5,479 people
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Pasadena, CAA history townCalifornia · 136,969 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

East PasadenaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#31 most walkable in CA0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about East Pasadena →
PasadenaA history town
HistorySettled in 1886124 places on the National Register College town9 collegesPasadena City College Work100,504 jobsbased in Pasadena, a regional job hub All about Pasadena →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails199×
Pasadena has more miles of trail
Pasadena 39.8 miEast Pasadena 0.2 mi
Size25×
Pasadena is the bigger place
Pasadena 136,969East Pasadena 5,479
Homeowners+29.9 pts renters
Pasadena has more renters
East Pasadena 72.4%Pasadena 42.5%
Work from home+13.5 pts
More people work from home in Pasadena
Pasadena 27.6%East Pasadena 14.1%
Jobs per worker2×
Pasadena is more of a job hub
Pasadena 1.76East Pasadena 0.86
Work in town+16.5 pts
More of Pasadena’s workers stay in town
Pasadena 20.3%East Pasadena 3.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Pasadena

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

East Pasadena$6,260/mo
Typical home $1.07M (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,229/mo · Housing →
Pasadena$6,850/mo
Typical home $1.19M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $2,265/mo · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Pasadena and East Pasadena.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

East Pasadena and Pasadena share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

East PasadenaPasadenaEast PasadenaPasadena
East Pasadena ↔ Pasadena3.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
340 East Pasadena residents work in Pasadena (14.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in East Pasadena →
Report cards

East Pasadena places higher on 11 of 18 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–East PasadenaNot graded DPasadenaSafer than 13% of U.S. towns
Schools
–East PasadenaNot graded B+PasadenaBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
AEast PasadenaHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns A−PasadenaHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
11East Pasadena
4Pasadena

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #754#179 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #367#105 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #31#252 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #705#582 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #146#245 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #60#150 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #20#99 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #153#229

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of East Pasadena’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
East PasadenaPasadena
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st91st
Outdoors & history
East PasadenaPasadena
Trails0 mi40 mi
Conserved land0.2%13.5%
Settled—1886
National Register places—124
Archive photos936
Community
East PasadenaPasadena
Library hours a week—54 hrs
Colleges in town—9
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

East PasadenaPasadena
People
Population 5,479Lowest 136,969Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +1.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 45±2.2Highest 19% above CA 40.1±0.6Lowest 6% above CA
Kids under 18 18.2%±3.8Highest CA: 22% 16.7%±0.9Lowest CA: 22%
East Pasadena and Pasadena are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±4.4Highest CA: 15.7% 17.4%±0.8Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.8%Highest CA: 37.1% 56.1%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±2Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.7%±0.6Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $109,136±$20kHighest 10% above CA $105,192±$3kLowest 6% above CA
East Pasadena and Pasadena are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,069,200±$129kLowest 46% above CA $1,093,300±$25kHighest 49% above CA
Pasadena and East Pasadena are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,229±$339Lowest 9% above CA $2,265±$38Highest 11% above CA
Pasadena and East Pasadena are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,823Highest 53% above CA $6,843Lowest 34% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65%±14.7Highest CA: 55.3% 52.9%±2.9Lowest CA: 55.3%
East Pasadena and Pasadena are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.3%Lowest CA: 12% 13.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 42.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 26 yrs older than CA 1961Highest 15 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 8% below CA 27 minHighest 6% below CA
Work from home 14.1%±4.4Lowest CA: 17.2% 27.6%±1.5Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Lowest 20.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Lowest 1.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (23%)Los Angeles (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 14% work in PasadenaFew work in East Pasadena
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 13.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 39.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 31Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 157Highest 98.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#150 of 574 in CA
School district —Learning Works District · Pasadena Rosebud Academy District
High school in town —Options For Youth - Duarte Inc
Students per teacherat that high school — 28.0
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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