Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The typical home is worth about $1.1 million, 11.2 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income. Overall it grades B−, 170th of 841 graded towns in California. Its schools outperform 83% of the state's and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Temple City’s typical home value is $1,073,000, above both the California town median ($709,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($332,000). On the outdoors, just 97 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse.
Where Temple City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Longden Elementary | K–6 | 936 |
| La Rosa Elementary | K–3 | 543 |
| Cleminson Elementary | K–6 | 316 |
Where Temple City’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 Temple City is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 31,838 in 1960, 36,494 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Temple City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw16 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw11 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Temple City, 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 Temple City.
Temple City reports less crime than San Gabriel or any other graded neighbor 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.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.07M.
Its public schools are run by the Temple City Unified school district. Two of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longden ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 936 | – |
| Temple City HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,779 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
At 11.2 years of the Los Angeles metro’s $96K median household income, the typical home (about $1.07M) costs more against local pay than in 83% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
The median rent in Temple City is $2,135 a month. The typical Temple City home is worth about $1,073,000, about the same as a year ago, 41% above the California typical home.
| Temple City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,135 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 64% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 55% | 55% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Temple City for work: only 6% work in town. Temple City’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Los Angeles (22%), Pasadena (6%) and Arcadia (4%).
| Temple City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with California is utility shut-off threats: 4.5% of its 29,561 adults were threatened with a utility shut-off, against 7.3% statewide. Against the 7,934 U.S. towns with household incomes like Temple City’s, it is healthier than 59%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
18% of Temple City adults have obesity. Among 847 California towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Temple City. 13% of Temple City adults have diabetes.
| Temple City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Temple City | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 7.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 10.6% |
| More adults lacking emotional support | 34% | 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°.
Temple City has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Temple City | 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
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide). 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Temple City. Temple City has lost 3.7% of its people since 2020, down to 35,125 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Temple City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 45.8, men 40.6.
| Temple City | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.5% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Crime runs higher than in most U.S. towns, but its B− tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; San Gabriel (C) comes closest.
Within California, it does better than 78% of towns.
| Temple City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Just 17 of its 2,553 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Temple City itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Live Oak Park | 0.1 mi | 15 |
| 2. Temple City Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
51 within 15 miles of the center of Temple City
About 7 of every 100 Temple City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
City in California, United States
Temple City is a city in Los Angeles County located northeast of downtown Los Angeles and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Pasadena, Arcadia, Alhambra, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley. As of the 2020 census, Temple City had a population of 36,494.
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5 towns share a border with Temple City.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple City | #170 | B− | D− | B− | A− | B+ |
| Arcadia | #228 | B− | D− | C− | A | A |
| East San Gabriel | #169 | B− | D− | — | A− | B+ |
| El Monte | #668 | D | D− | C− | C+ | C |
| North El Monte | #258 | C+ | D− | — | B | B |
| San Gabriel | #336 | C | D− | C | B+ | B |
East San Gabriel and North El Monte report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Temple City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Temple City grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #170 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 78% 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−.
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