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Home to 23,410 people, this town lies in California.
Where it does best is walkability: it is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. With a B− overall, East San Gabriel is better than 55% of U.S. towns and ranks 169th of 841 in California. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $962K, 10 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. It lags on hazard risk as well: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. On the outdoors, just 11 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. The town’s January low is 46°F, above both the California town median (40°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
Where East San Gabriel beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Emperor Elementary | K–6 | 650 |
| Wilson Elementary | K–5 | 379 |
| Clairbourn School | PK–8 | 276 |
14,874 counted in 2010 and 22,769 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far East San Gabriel is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 12,736 in 1990, 22,769 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East San Gabriel. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw15 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaDodger StadiumSoFi 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 · Dodger Stadium: Frederick Dennstedt from los angeles, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0
East San Gabriel is unincorporated, so Los Angeles County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 East San Gabriel.
East San Gabriel has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Los Angeles and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in East San Gabriel since 1980. 51% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 48%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $962K.
The public schools here belong to the Temple City Unified school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in East San Gabriel teach 1,029 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 650 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
East San Gabriel has 1,660 jobs for its 8,942 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
East San Gabriel’s average commute stands at 30 minutes. Most working residents leave East San Gabriel for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs in the town fell by 267 from 2013 to 2023, to 1,660. Also worth knowing: 18% of East San Gabriel workers work from home.
| East San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 7,338 U.S. towns with household incomes like East San Gabriel’s, it is healthier than 50%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Just over one in ten adults binge drink in East San Gabriel. Against the California average, East San Gabriel comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5.
| East San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 29% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | East San Gabriel | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 19.5% | 27.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 7.3% |
| More adults lacking emotional support | 33.4% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 45.7°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 88.1°.
Snow is a rarity. Its typical July afternoon high stands at 88°F.
| East San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults 25 and older in East San Gabriel who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 45%. Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (24% statewide). Its age of the median resident is 41.5 years.
| East San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
51.6% women, 48.4% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.8, men 41.0.
| East San Gabriel | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.9% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 10 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 77% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Among households in East San Gabriel, 56% live in a home they own. The typical rent for East San Gabriel comes to $1,976 a month. 57% of the homes sold in East San Gabriel went for more than their asking price.
| East San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,976 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 56% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
51 within 15 miles of the center of East San Gabriel
About 5 of every 100 East San Gabriel residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where East San Gabriel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Place in California, United States
East San Gabriel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 22,769 at the 2020 census, up from 14,874 at the 2010 census.
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5 towns share a border with East San Gabriel.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East San Gabriel | #169 | B− | D− | — | A− | B+ |
| San Gabriel | #336 | C | D− | C | B+ | B |
| Temple City | #170 | B− | D− | B− | A− | B+ |
| Arcadia | #228 | B− | D− | C− | A | A |
| San Marino | #46 | A− | D− | B | A+ | A+ |
| East Pasadena | #155 | B | D− | — | B | A |
East San Gabriel and East Pasadena report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East San Gabriel with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
East San Gabriel grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #169 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $962,000, 26% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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