Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The typical home is worth about $785K, 8.2 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Overall it grades C+, 313th among California's 841 graded towns. The median household earns $105K and it has 6 miles of trail and 55% conserved land. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. 55% of the land in Duarte is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Duarte is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, 1,904 acres with 4.6 miles of trail.
Where Duarte beats most towns.
Fox Fullerton Theatre Complex55.4% of the town is conserved land, across 14 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Duarte is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 13,962 in 1960, 21,727 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 8 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Duarte. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw23 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com ArenaSoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Duarte, 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 Duarte.
Duarte reports less crime than Azusa or any other graded neighbor, keeps more of its land conserved than most of California and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its 2,368 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of California towns.
6.1 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. At 0.9 miles per square mile, Duarte’s trail density is near the California town median (1.0) and above the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. San Gabriel Mountains National Monument | 4.6 mi | 1,904 |
| 2. Duarte Wilderness Preserve | 0.3 mi | 400 |
| 3. Angeles National Forest | — | 1,904 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Duarte Unified school district. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley, with 974 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8)Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 470 | C+ |
| California School of the Arts - San Gabriel ValleyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 974 | A |
| Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6)Top results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 317 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Duarte since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 44.1°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.9°.
Duarte has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The January low in Duarte is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Duarte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 7,800 U.S. towns with household incomes like Duarte’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Duarte beats the California average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 40% of adults feel lonely in Duarte.
| Duarte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Duarte | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 7.3% |
| More adults with diabetes | 13.5% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Duarte for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Duarte grew to 12,887 in 2023, 2,431 more than in 2013. Duarte’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Duarte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Duarte has grown 5.2% since 2020, to 22,866 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Duarte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Duarte | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.5% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.4% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Crime runs higher than in most U.S. towns, but its C+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Azusa (C+) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 383 to 297 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within California, it does better than 71% of towns.
| Duarte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Duarte home is worth about $785,000, up 0.8% in a year, close to the California typical home. 61% of Duarte households own their home.
| Duarte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,105 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
34 within 15 miles of the center of Duarte
About 6 of every 100 Duarte residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
5 notable people were born in Duarte.
City in California, United States
Duarte () is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 21,727. Duarte is located on historic U.S. Route 66, which today follows Huntington Drive through the middle of the city. It is bounded to the north by the San Gabriel Mountains, to the north and west by the cities of Bradbury and Monrovia, to the south by the city of Irwindale, and to the east by the cities of Irwindale and Azusa. The town is named after Andrés Avelino Duarte, a Californio ranchero (rancher) who founded the community on his land grant, Rancho Azusa de Duarte.
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4 towns share a border with Duarte.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duarte | #313 | C+ | D− | C+ | B | B |
| Irwindale | — | — | C | D− | B | B+ |
| Azusa | #476 | C− | D− | C+ | C+ | B |
| Monrovia | #309 | C+ | D− | C | B+ | A− |
| Bradbury | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Irwindale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bradbury isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Duarte with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Duarte grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #313 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 71% 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−.
5 notable people were born here, including Geane Herrera and Daimon Shelton.
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