Los Angeles County · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim · population 57,996
Where Monterey Park stands
At or near all-time high. population shrinking 1.3% per year.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 31.7 price-to-rent ratio, renting beats buying in Monterey Park for most shorter holds. The premium you pay to own would take many years of rent savings to recoup, and that's before maintenance, taxes, and opportunity cost on the down payment.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Monterey Park has held up across the cycle: home values at $931,623 with +4.9% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Monterey Park's population is shrinking 1.3% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — if people are leaving, the buyer pool is shrinking faster than the inventory. That eventually shows up in price.
About Monterey Park
Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with an estimated population of 57,996. It anchors the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area. The population has contracted 1.3% per year on average since 2020. The median home value in Monterey Park is $931,623 as of 2026-04, up 1.3% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.9% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Monterey Park average $2,447 per month, down 2.5% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 57 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
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About Monterey Park (Wikipedia)
Monterey Park is a city in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately seven miles (11 km) east of the Downtown Los Angeles civic center. It is bordered by Alhambra, East Los Angeles, Montebello and Rosemead. The city's motto is "Pride in the past, Faith in the future."
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City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
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Latest news
- ‘You’re a liar.’ Why the world’s biggest building boom has run into a wall in CaliforniaLos Angeles Times · 1mo ago
- Calif. residents dubbed ‘uninformed mob’ win triple victory in data center fightSFGATE · 2mo ago
- Monterey Park becomes the first city in California to ban "all data centers within city limits"bloodinthemachine.com · 4w ago
- Monterey Park, California has banned any data centers within its city limitsEngadget · 4w ago
- Monterey Park neighbors push back on proposed data center, citing environmental and health concernsABC7 Los Angeles · 3mo ago
- Rage against the machine: a California community rallied against a datacenter – and wonThe Guardian · 3mo ago
Local chatter (Reddit)
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
Local economy & environment
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