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Temple City vs Arcadia

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (103× in Arcadia) and home values (+50% in Arcadia).

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Temple City, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 35,430 people
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Arcadia, CAHomes around $1.38MCalifornia · 55,170 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.

Temple CityOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 74%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#162 most walkable in CA0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Housing$1.08M typical home41% above the CA typical home All about Temple City →
ArcadiaHomes around $1.38M
Housing$1.38M typical home81% above the CA typical home HealthHealthier than 90%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#273 most walkable in CA10 miles of trails across 18 parks and preserves All about Arcadia →
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.

Trails103×
Arcadia has more miles of trail
Arcadia 10.3 miTemple City 0.1 mi
Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Arcadia
Arcadia $1,441,800Temple City $961,800
Jobs per worker2.9×
Arcadia is more of a job hub
Arcadia 1.15Temple City 0.39
Property tax bill+44%
Tax bills are bigger in Arcadia
Arcadia $10,000+Temple City $6,945
Bachelor’s degree++14.7 pts
More adults in Arcadia have a degree
Arcadia 57.4%Temple City 42.7%
Work from home+6.2 pts
More people work from home in Arcadia
Arcadia 22.7%Temple City 16.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,760 more a month in Arcadia

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.

Temple City$6,290/mo
Typical home $1.08M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $2,135/mo · Housing →
Arcadia$8,040/mo
Typical home $1.38M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69%+ · or rent about $2,191/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,760 a month, about $21,100 a year, between Arcadia and Temple City.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Arcadia places higher on 12 of 20 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
B−Temple CitySafer than 49% of U.S. towns C−ArcadiaSafer than 20% of U.S. towns
Schools
BTemple CityBetter than 57% of districts in the state BArcadiaBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Health
B+Temple CityHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns AArcadiaHealthier than 90% of U.S. towns
8Temple City
12Arcadia

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #690#301 SafestSafety · 411 towns #95#293 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #495#255 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #311#147 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #198#277 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #143#64 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #241#103 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #304#176

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

Where they are

Temple City and Arcadia share a border

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

Temple CityArcadiaTemple CityArcadia
Temple City ↔ Arcadia2.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
612 Temple City residents work in Arcadia (4.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Temple City →
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
Temple CityArcadia
Snow a year0″0″
January low—46°F
July high—89°F
Growing season (days)—365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th93rd
Outdoors & history
Temple CityArcadia
Trails0 mi10 mi
Conserved land0.7%7.8%
Settled1923—
National Register places—1
Archive photos718
Famous people born here240
Community
Temple CityArcadia
Library hours a week40 hrs60 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

Temple CityArcadia
People
Population 35,430Lowest 55,170Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.6%Highest CA: +6.1% +0.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 43.4±1.7Lowest 15% above CA 43.9±1.1Highest 16% above CA
Arcadia and Temple City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±1.7Highest CA: 22% 20.9%±1.7Lowest CA: 22%
Temple City and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7% 20.6%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7%
Arcadia and Temple City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 57.4%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.9%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6%
Arcadia and Temple City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $104,425±$6kLowest 5% above CA $113,516±$10kHighest 15% above CA
Arcadia and Temple City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $961,800±$21kLowest 31% above CA $1,441,800±$74kHighest 96% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,135±$137Lowest 5% above CA $2,191±$68Highest 8% above CA
Arcadia and Temple City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,945Lowest 36% above CA $10,000+Highest at least 95% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.1%±5.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 58.5%±5.7Highest CA: 55.3%
Arcadia and Temple City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.7%Highest CA: 12% 8.6%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 58.1%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than CA 1965Highest 11 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 8% above CA 29 minLowest about the CA average
Work from home 16.5%±2.4Lowest CA: 17.2% 22.7%±2.8Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 1.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (22%)Los Angeles (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in ArcadiaFew work in Temple City
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 7.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 18Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 115Highest 95.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#237 of 574 in CA
School district El Monte City · Temple City UnifiedArcadia Unified
High school in town Temple City HighArcadia High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.0Lowest 24.7Highest
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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