North El MonteCA
In California, this town has 4,086 residents.
What should you know before moving to North El Monte?
North El Monte’s weakest is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about $863K, 9 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Incomes are its strong suit — the median household earns $99K. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking 258th of 841 in California. Set against the rest, it does better than 43% of U.S. towns. It lags on hazard risk as well — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Only 68 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on the outdoors. Its typical rent is $2,366 a month, where California’s towns sit at $1,895 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. This California town is easier to get around on foot or by transit than just over four fifths of U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
What makes North El Monte stand out
Where North El Monte beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave North El Monte for work
Where North El Monte’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How North El Monte grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far North El Monte is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
SoFi Stadium and 245 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North El Monte. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw18 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaDodger StadiumPhoto credits
SoFi 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
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Moving to North El Monte: who provides what
North El Monte 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North El Monte.
North El Monte has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Los Angeles and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
The biggest natural risk in North El Monte is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
53% of North El Monte’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 46%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in North El Monte beat 62% of California districts
Public schools: the El Monte City school district. Its one school is below. 636 students attend North El Monte’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Hondo ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 636 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Few of North El Monte’s working residents work in town
North El Monte has 312 jobs for its 1,560 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most people who work leave North El Monte to do it: just 1% work in town. Jobs based in North El Monte grew to 312 in 2023, 55 more than in 2013. The share of workers in North El Monte who work remotely from home: 16%. Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.
| North El Monte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in North El Monte brings mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 45.4°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 88.6°.
Snowfall is close to zero. Its January low comes in at 45°F.
| North El Monte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 45°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 89°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, fewer of North El Monte’s adults have been diagnosed with depression
Against the 8,680 U.S. towns with household incomes like North El Monte’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
27% of adults get no exercise outside work in North El Monte. On the CDC’s 32 measures, North El Monte is ahead of California on 12 and behind on 3.
| North El Monte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | North El Monte | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 7.3% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 15.3% |
| More adults with diabetes | 14.2% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More middle-aged adults than California overall
North El Monte: 18% of residents are under 18. Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (24% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 39% have a four-year degree or more, against 37% across California.
| North El Monte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 38% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of North El Monte’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| North El Monte | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in North El Monte sell for about $802K
Among households in North El Monte, 64% own their home.
| North El Monte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,366 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North El Monte
Colleges nearby
39 within 15 miles of the center of North El Monte
About 9 of every 100 North El Monte residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About North El Monte
Census-designated place in California, United States
North El Monte () is a census-designated place (CDP) in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 3,730 at the 2020 census, up from 3,723 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 331 ft
North El Monte’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with North El Monte.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North El Monte | #258 | C+ | D− | — | B | B |
| El Monte | #668 | D | D− | C− | C+ | C |
| Arcadia | #228 | B− | D− | C− | A | A |
| Temple City | #170 | B− | D− | B− | A− | B+ |
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Questions about North El Monte
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North El Monte, CA a good place to live?
North El Monte grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #258 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is North El Monte, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $863,000, 13% 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−.