Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall it grades C−, ranked 461st of 841 in California. It is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $716K for a typical one and 7.5 times the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. La Puente’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. La Puente's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. La Puente Valley Woman's Club is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where La Puente beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fairgrove Academy | K–8 | 749 |
| Hurley Elementary | K–6 | 387 |
| Workman Elementary | K–5 | 347 |
Where La Puente’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 Puente is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 89% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 24,723 in 1960, 38,062 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1842 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around La Puente. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw23 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw13 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 La Puente, 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 La Puente.
Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in La Puente.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Hacienda la Puente Unified school district. Two of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgrove AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 749 | – |
| La Puente HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 813 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave La Puente for work: only 3% work in town. At 31 minutes, La Puente’s average trip to work is against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 4.4% of workers work from home in La Puente.
| La Puente | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.4% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
La Puente’s violent crime rate is 4.3 per 1,000 residents. Within California, it does better than 53% of towns.
| La Puente | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.4 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 45.6°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 87.8°.
La Puente has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The January low in La Puente is 46°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| La Puente | 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
La Puente beats the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 44% of La Puente adults feel lonely.
| La Puente | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | La Puente | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.3% | 5.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.4% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical La Puente home is worth about $716,000, up 0.6% in a year, 6% below the California typical home.
| La Puente | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,849 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 60% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is La Puente Park, at 22 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. La Puente Park | 0.2 mi | 22 |
| 2. Industry Hills Recreation Center | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
50 within 15 miles of the center of La Puente
About 7 of every 100 La Puente residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
7 notable people were born in La Puente.
City in California, United States
La Puente (Spanish for "The Bridge") is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city had a population of 38,062 at the 2020 census and is approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Los Angeles.
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4 towns share a border with La Puente.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; West Puente Valley (C) is closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Puente | #461 | C− | D | C | B+ | C+ |
| Industry | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Puente Valley | #393 | C | D | — | B+ | C+ |
| Valinda | #229 | B− | D | — | B+ | B− |
| West Covina | #387 | C | D− | C | B+ | B+ |
West Puente Valley and Valinda report no FBI crime data of their own. Industry isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare La Puente with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
La Puente grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #461 of 841 in California. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 53% 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.
7 notable people were born here, including Jeff Garcia and Kristen McCarthy.
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