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A town of 19,660.
For most people who can afford it, yes. La Crescenta-Montrose grades B+ overall, 98th of 841 graded towns in California. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country and its public schools beat 83% of California towns on state tests and graduation. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $1.3 million, 13.3 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. La Crescenta-Montrose’s typical home value is $1,281,000, where California’s towns sit at $709,000 and U.S. towns at $332,000. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. The biggest park or preserve is La Cañada Irrigation District Open Space, at 78 acres.
Where La Crescenta-Montrose beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where La Crescenta-Montrose’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far La Crescenta-Montrose is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 19,594 in 1970, 19,997 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1898 and 8 maps from 1894 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around La Crescenta-Montrose. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw8 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw15 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw10 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a yearHollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Universal Studios Hollywood: 林振宇, CC BY-SA 4.0
La Crescenta-Montrose 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 La Crescenta-Montrose.
La Crescenta-Montrose has less no health insurance than most of California and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
At 13.3 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home (about $1.28M) costs more against local pay than in 89% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $7,845, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
La Crescenta-Montrose’s median rent is $2,281 a month. The typical La Crescenta-Montrose home is worth about $1,281,000, up 0.7% in a year, 68% above the California typical home. 59% of households own their home in La Crescenta-Montrose.
| La Crescenta-Montrose | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,281 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.28M.
Its public schools are run by the Glendale Unified school district. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Crescenta Valley High, with 2,624 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,221 | – |
| Crescenta Valley HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,624 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 4.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide.
21% of La Crescenta-Montrose adults have obesity. La Crescenta-Montrose beats the California average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of La Crescenta-Montrose adults report frequent mental distress.
| La Crescenta-Montrose | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 29% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | La Crescenta-Montrose | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 1978, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in La Crescenta-Montrose.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave La Crescenta-Montrose for work: only 4% work in town. The median household income in La Crescenta-Montrose is $130,000. Since 2013, La Crescenta-Montrose has added 429 jobs, to 3,085 in 2023.
| La Crescenta-Montrose | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $130,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 45.2°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.4°.
La Crescenta-Montrose has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| La Crescenta-Montrose | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 45°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| La Crescenta-Montrose | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. La Cañada Irrigation District Open Space | — | 78 |
| 2. Two Strike Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
47 within 15 miles of the center of La Crescenta-Montrose
About 6 of every 100 La Crescenta-Montrose residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Unincorporated community in California, United States
La Crescenta-Montrose () is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The community is bordered by Glendale to the south and west, La Cañada Flintridge to the east, and Angeles National Forest to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the La Crescenta-Montrose Census-Designated Place (CDP) measures about 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), and the population was 19,997 at the 2020 census, up from 19,653 in 2010 and 18,532 in 2000.
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2 towns share a border with La Crescenta-Montrose.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crescenta-Montrose | #98 | B+ | D− | — | A− | A |
| Glendale | #316 | C+ | D− | C | A− | B+ |
| La Cañada Flintridge | #64 | A− | D− | B− | A+ | A+ |
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. La Crescenta-Montrose grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #98 of 841 in California. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.
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