Best PlacesEast San Gabriel, San Gabriel, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East San Gabriel, San Gabriel ranks 1,638th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East San Gabriel, San Gabriel's strengths and weaknesses
Where East San Gabriel, San Gabriel ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 267 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Household income$127,515 median, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of neighborhoods
Where East San Gabriel, San Gabriel ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.4 minutes each way, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel
A household needs to earn about $277,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East San Gabriel, San Gabriel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,515, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East San Gabriel, San Gabriel's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel
East San Gabriel, San Gabriel runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East San Gabriel, San Gabriel.
Who works in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, and how
Work in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, month by month
East San Gabriel, San Gabriel sees roughly 267 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 60° | 48° |
| April | 76° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 89° | 81° | 69° |
| October | 83° | 74° | 60° |
Flying in and out of East San Gabriel, San Gabriel
Bob Hope sits about 17 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around East San Gabriel, San Gabriel
Schools across East San Gabriel, San Gabriel average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Carver ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
Top middle schools
- Huntington MiddleA+ · 81% proficient
- Jefferson MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Gabrielino HighA · 72% proficient
- San Marino HighA · 68% proficient
- Pasadena HighB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East San Gabriel, San Gabriel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East San Gabriel, San Gabriel measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East San Gabriel, San Gabriel against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel
Is East San Gabriel, San Gabriel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East San Gabriel, San Gabriel ranks 1,638th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and population health, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East San Gabriel, San Gabriel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,079,483. The overall cost of living runs about 50% above the national average. Set against a $127,515 median income, cost of living beats 54% of neighborhoods.
Is East San Gabriel, San Gabriel safe?
Yes, East San Gabriel, San Gabriel is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
Compare East San Gabriel, San Gabriel with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East San Gabriel, San Gabriel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East San Gabriel, San Gabriel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East San Gabriel, San Gabriel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East San Gabriel, San Gabriel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East San Gabriel, San Gabriel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East San Gabriel, San Gabriel detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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