South San GabrielCA
A town in California, home to 7,923 people.
What should you know before moving to South San Gabriel?
South San Gabriel’s lowest grade is for cost of living — the typical home is worth about $690K, 7.2 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 93% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Walkability is its strong suit: it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. The overall grade lands at C−, 452nd of 841 in California. Nationally, it does better than nearly a quarter of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 78 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. The town’s January low is 47°F, where California’s towns sit at 40°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Its rent at the middle of the market is $2,148 a month, above both California’s towns ($1,895 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes South San Gabriel stand out
Where South San Gabriel beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
98% of working residents leave South San Gabriel for work
Where South San Gabriel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How South San Gabriel grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far South San Gabriel is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
SoFi Stadium and 241 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South San Gabriel. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw15 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com ArenaPhoto 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 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to South San Gabriel: who provides what
South 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in South San Gabriel.
South San Gabriel has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Los Angeles and beyond.
Very high risk in South San Gabriel, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in South San Gabriel, 50% come from inland flooding and 49% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
South San Gabriel sends most of its workers out of town
South San Gabriel has 719 jobs for its 3,094 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Only 2% of working residents stay in South San Gabriel for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in South San Gabriel grew by 94 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 719. Also worth knowing: the typical household income in the town is $77,000. For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away.
| South San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.1% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In South San Gabriel, expect mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 46.8°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 87.1°.
Snow almost never falls. For South San Gabriel, the peak summer temperature is 87°F.
| South San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 87°F | 89°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in South San Gabriel binge drink than in the typical California or U.S. town
South San Gabriel does better than the California average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work here. Among 847 California towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than South San Gabriel.
| South San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | South San Gabriel | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults with obesity | 19.5% | 27.8% |
| More adults with diabetes | 15.3% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in South San Gabriel sell for about $775K
South San Gabriel: 59% of households live in a home they own.
| South San Gabriel | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,148 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
Everything we know about South San Gabriel
Colleges nearby
60 within 15 miles of the center of South San Gabriel
About 8 of every 100 South San Gabriel residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About South San Gabriel
Census-designated place in California, United States
South San Gabriel is a census-designated place (CDP) in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 7,920 at the 2020 census, down from 8,070 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 272 ft
- Area code
- 626
South San Gabriel’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with South San Gabriel.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Monterey Park (C−) comes closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South San Gabriel | #452 | C− | D− | — | B− | B |
| Rosemead | #522 | C− | D− | C− | A− | C+ |
| Monterey Park | #496 | C− | D− | C− | B | B− |
| Montebello | #680 | D | D− | D | C | B− |
South San Gabriel reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare South San Gabriel with a neighbor →
Questions about South San Gabriel
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South San Gabriel, CA a good place to live?
South San Gabriel grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #452 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is South San Gabriel, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $690,000, 9% below the California typical home.