Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The typical home is worth about $791K, 8.2 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Overall it grades C, 339th among California's 841 graded towns. It is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Covina’s January low is 44°F, where California’s towns sit at 40°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Covina's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Covina beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jason David FrankEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Covina is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,774 in 1930, 51,268 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1898 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Covina. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw27 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw18 mi Theme parkKnott's Berry Farm4.5M visitors a yearDisneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Knott's Berry Farm: Phydend at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Covina, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Covina.
Covina has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Los Angeles and other neighbors and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Covina since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Covina-Valley Unified school district. Two of its 18 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,326 | – |
| Charter Oak HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,259 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 1,168 to 828 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within California, it does better than 50% of towns.
| Covina | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.2 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Covina beats the California average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of Covina adults feel lonely.
| Covina | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 29% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Covina | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16.6% | 14.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Covina | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kahler Russell Park | 1.1 mi | 16 |
| 2. Covina Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 3. Parque Xalapa | 0.3 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
January nights average 43.7°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.5°.
Covina has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Covina is 90°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Covina has about as many jobs (19,772) as working residents, but only 1,375 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Covina for work: only 7% work in town. Covina’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Covina has added 1,201 jobs, to 19,772 in 2023.
| Covina | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. Covina has lost 3.6% of its people since 2020, down to 49,404 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 15% of residents are 65 or older in Covina.
| Covina | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.8, men 35.7.
| Covina | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.6% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Covina home is worth about $791,000, up 0.8% in a year, close to the California typical home.
| Covina | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,931 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
28 within 15 miles of the center of Covina
About 8 of every 100 Covina residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
42 notable people were born in Covina.
City in California, United States
Covina () is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, about 22 miles (35 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. The population was 51,268 according to the 2020 census, up from 47,796 at the 2010 census. Covina is bordered by West Covina, to its south and west side. Irwindale lies to the west, as well as the unincorporated area of Vincent, and the city of Baldwin Park. Azusa and Glendora are to the north, the unincorporated community of Charter Oak to the northeast, San Dimas to the east, the unincorporated area of Ramona and city of Pomona to the southeast.
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6 towns share a border with Covina.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covina | #339 | C | D− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Charter Oak | #215 | B− | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| West Covina | #387 | C | D− | C | B+ | B+ |
| San Dimas | #273 | C+ | D− | C | A | A− |
| Vincent | #298 | C+ | D | — | B | B |
| Citrus | #483 | C− | D− | — | C+ | B− |
| Glendora | #191 | B− | D− | C | A− | A− |
Charter Oak, Vincent and Citrus report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Covina with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Covina grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #339 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health, C for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 50% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
42 notable people were born here, including Jason David Frank and Jean Stafford.
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