Best PlacesMountain View, El Monte, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mountain View, El Monte, 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.
Mountain View, El Monte ranks 4,162nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mountain View, El Monte
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.
Mountain View, El Monte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mountain View, El Monte ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 274 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Mountain View, El Monte ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mountain View, El Monte
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mountain View, El Monte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,050, 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 Mountain View, El Monte's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Mountain View, El Monte
Mountain View, El Monte runs younger 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 Mountain View, El Monte.
Who works in Mountain View, El Monte, and how
Work in Mountain View, El Monte centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Mountain View, El Monte
The coast is about 22 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mountain View, El Monte, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mountain View, El Monte, month by month
Mountain View, El Monte sees roughly 274 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 Mountain View, El Monte
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 22 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mountain View, El Monte
Schools across Mountain View, El Monte average a C+, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- De Anza ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sierra Vista MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Sierra Vista HighB− · 42% proficient
- Pioneer HighC+ · 39% proficient
- Bassett Senior HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mountain View, El Monte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mountain View, El Monte 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 Mountain View, El Monte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Mountain View, El Monte suits
Common questions about living in Mountain View, El Monte
Is Mountain View, El Monte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mountain View, El Monte ranks 4,162nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mountain View, El Monte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $671,665. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $77,050 median income, cost of living beats 17% of neighborhoods.
Is Mountain View, El Monte safe?
Yes, Mountain View, El Monte is safer than 67% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $381 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mountain View, El Monte?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 48. That works out to about 274 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of neighborhoods.
Is Mountain View, El Monte good for families?
Schools beat 58% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 67%, and childcare runs $1,130 a month.
Compare Mountain View, El Monte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mountain View, El Monte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mountain View, El Monte 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.
Mountain View, El Monte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mountain View, El Monte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mountain View, El Monte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mountain View, El Monte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mountain View, El Monte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mountain View, El Monte 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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