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9,990people live here $113,750median household income▲ 41% above US $1,794median rent per month▲ 27% above US $834,100median home value▲ 151% above US

East Whittier is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in East Whittier

East Whittier is an unincorporated community in California with household incomes running above the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. East Whittier deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, and long average commutes.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average unemployment in the county
Long commutes
Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio

How East Whittier compares

Median household income

East Whittier$113,750

California avg$99,122

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

East Whittier$1,794

California avg$2,036

US$1,413

Median home value

East Whittier$834,100

California avg$734,700

US$332,700

What it takes to move to East Whittier

Based on East Whittier's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,588

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $71,760 a year
44% of East Whittier renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$166,820

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $83,410
Homes cost 7.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 27% above US

$1,794/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,794 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are steep, with a median around $834,100. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $834,100 · 44% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Los Angeles County is 5.7%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Los Angeles County (county-wide)

Safety

632 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

East Whittier doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1648/100k · Policed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 35% above US

35 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 35.1 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Carpool

12%

Work from home

9.7%

Walk

0.9%

Public transit

0.2%

Other

0.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 47°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

37% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 37% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 23:1, above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (44 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

East Whittier's strongest point is household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,794/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget, anyone moving without a job lined up, and people who dread long commutes.

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