Best PlacesValle Lindo, South El Monte, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Valle Lindo, South 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.
Valle Lindo, South El Monte ranks 4,483rd 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 Valle Lindo, South 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.
Valle Lindo, South El Monte's strengths and weaknesses
Where Valle Lindo, South El Monte ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 272 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Valle Lindo, South El Monte ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Valle Lindo, South El Monte
A household needs to earn about $167,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Valle Lindo, South El Monte home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,738, 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 Valle Lindo, South El Monte's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Valle Lindo, South El Monte
Valle Lindo, South El Monte's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Valle Lindo, South El Monte.
Who works in Valle Lindo, South El Monte, and how
Work in Valle Lindo, South El Monte centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Valle Lindo, South El Monte
Valle Lindo, South El Monte has more parkland per resident than 98% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 23 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Valle Lindo, South El Monte and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Valle Lindo, South El Monte, month by month
Valle Lindo, South El Monte sees roughly 272 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 Valle Lindo, South El Monte
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 21 miles away.
The best schools in and around Valle Lindo, South El Monte
Schools across Valle Lindo, South El Monte average a C, better than 51% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- El Rancho HighB · 50% proficient
- Pioneer HighC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Valle Lindo, South El Monte school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Valle Lindo, South 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 Valle Lindo, South El Monte against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Valle Lindo, South El Monte
Is Valle Lindo, South El Monte a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Valle Lindo, South El Monte ranks 4,483rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Valle Lindo, South El Monte expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $645,355. The overall cost of living runs about 33% above the national average. Set against a $89,738 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Valle Lindo, South El Monte safe?
Valle Lindo, South El Monte is safer than 41% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $617 per resident a year.
Compare Valle Lindo, South El Monte with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Valle Lindo, South El Monte. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Valle Lindo, South 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.
Valle Lindo, South El Monte detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Valle Lindo, South El Monte: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Valle Lindo, South El Monte: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Valle Lindo, South El Monte: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Valle Lindo, South El Monte: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Valle Lindo, South 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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