East Los Angeles vs Monterey Park
East Los Angeles, CA compared with Monterey Park, CA · 2 miles apart
East Los Angeles has 111,647 residents to Monterey Park’s 57,457. East Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Monterey Park does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| East Los Angeles, CA | Monterey Park, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111,647 | 57,457 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 14,980 | 7,489 |
| Median household income | $68,741 | $81,855 |
| Median home value | $643,100 | $863,000 |
| Median rent | $1,494 | $1,888 |
| Homeownership | 33.5% | 51.6% |
| Average commute | 30.2 min | 28.4 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 45.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 11.4% | 36.2% |
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 12.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 9.4× | 10.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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