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San Marino Homes,
By the Numbers.

San Marino is a city of about 12,105 people in Los Angeles County, near East San Gabriel, San Gabriel and South Pasadena. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, San Marino included.

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The real city limit
$2.79M
Typical Home Value
+6.5%
Change in One Year
12K
Residents
The place

The Story of
San Marino.

San Marino is a city of about 12,105 people in Los Angeles County.

For green space, San Marino has 11 parks, led by Lacy Park at roughly 27 acres. Local draws include Rose Hill Foundation Conservatory.

The map shows 18 places to eat and drink, with Coffee, Brunch and Chinese the most common. There are 3 public schools inside the boundary, run by San Marino Unified. On price, San Marino is the 4th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map at about $2.79M for the typical home, and values are up 49% in ten years.

Assembled from the U.S. Census Bureau, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap and the California Department of Education. Photo credits.

A view of San Marino, California.
San Marino
12,105People, 2024 estimate
11Parks
63Acres of parks
3Public schools
18Places to eat
$2.79MTypical home value

Ten Years of
San Marino Home Values.

The typical home value, month by month. Move across the chart to read any month.

$2,793,023
September 2026
+6.5% 1 year+19% 5 years+49% 10 years
$2.79M$1.83M
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $2,793,023, this month.

What Your Money Buys
in San Marino.

Typical values by home size and type, so you can match the city to your budget before you tour anything.

By bedroom count

Tap a row to load that price into the payment tool below.

Houses and condos

Single-family house$2.79M

The range

$2.13Mlower-priced third$2.79Mtypical$4.2Mupper third

What a San Marino Home
Costs Per Month.

Move the sliders. The rate is this week's average, so the number is honest.

Where San Marino Sits
Among 122 Cities.

Every dot is a city on my map, lined up from least to most expensive. Tap any dot to open that city.

San Marino
$459K$3.71M
  • 4th highest-priced of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; San Marino is at $2.79M.
  • 4th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+6.5%), where 1st grew the most.

San Marino and the cities closest to it

San Marino$2.79M
South Pasadena$1.68MPasadena$1.19MSan Gabriel$1.09M
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in San Marino.

11 parks, about 63 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

2.6%of San Marino's land is park
226square feet of park for each resident
ParkLacy Park27 acres
GardenJapanese Garden10 acres
GardenChinese Garden7.1 acres
GardenAustralian Garden6.3 acres
GardenSubtropical Garden4 acres
GardenPalm Garden2.7 acres

More parks: Jungle Garden, Rose Garden, Old Mill Garden and Arboretum, Children's Garden, San Marino Community Center.

Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside San Marino. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Museums

  • Japanese Heritage Shōya House
  • Huntington Art Gallery: European Art
  • Huntington Library Exhibition Hall
  • Scott Gallery of American Art
  • Brody Botanical Center
  • Flora-Legium / Banta Hall

Attractions

  • Rose Hill Foundation Conservatory
  • Freshwater Pavillion
  • Hall of the Jade Camellia
  • Love for the Lotus Pavillion
  • Studio of Pure Scents
  • Terrace of the Jade Mirror

Galleries

  • Anthony's Gallery
  • Boone Gallery
  • Studio for Lodging the Mind

Viewpoint

  • North Vista

Historic landmarks

  • El Molino Viejo
  • Edwin Hubble House
  • Governor Stoneman Adobe
  • Katherine Emery Estate

Library

  • Crowell Public Library
Food and drink

Where San Marino
Eats and Drinks.

18 places are on the map inside San Marino: 10 cafes, 7 restaurants, 1 ice cream shop. 17 of them are local, not chains.

17 local spots1 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Coffee3
Brunch2
Chinese2
Boba tea2

Local spots on the map

  • San Marino Cafe & MarketplaceBrunch
  • Noodle WorldNoodles
  • Y.our CafeCafe
  • Swirlz Soft Serve ParlorIce cream
  • Masamitsu Japanese CuisineSushi
  • ToroteaBoba tea
  • Tony's PizzaPizza
  • 1919 CafeRestaurant
  • Jade Court CafeChinese
  • Red Car Coffee ShopCoffee

Listed from OpenStreetMap, not a ranking or a recommendation. Restaurants open and close, so check hours before you go.

San Marino on the Map.

The outline is the official city limit. The dots are its public schools, parks, things to do and local food. Tap the chips to show or hide each kind. Pick any nearby city to open its guide.

3 public schools inside the San Marino limits

1Elementary
1Middle
1High

Public high schools inside San Marino: San Marino High.

School district: San Marino Unified.

See every school by name

Elementary

  • Valentine Elementary

Middle

  • Huntington Middle

High

  • San Marino High

Counted from the California Department of Education school directory by each campus location. Which school a home is assigned to depends on the address, so confirm with the district before you buy.

San Marino Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in San Marino, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in San Marino is worth about $2,793,023, based on the Zillow Home Value Index. Prices vary a lot by street, lot size and condition, so ask for a valuation of your specific home.

Are home values in San Marino going up or down?

The typical home value in San Marino is up 6.5% over the past year, from about $2,622,739 to about $2,793,023. Over ten years it is up 49%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in San Marino?

Typical values in San Marino by bedroom count: 2 bedroom about $1,962,872, 3 bedroom about $2,303,940, 4 bedroom about $3,013,322, 5+ bedroom about $4,464,435. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

How many public schools are in San Marino?

3 public schools sit inside the San Marino boundary: 1 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high. They belong to San Marino Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in San Marino?

San Marino has 11 parks. The largest are Lacy Park (about 27 acres), Japanese Garden (about 10 acres) and Chinese Garden (about 7.1 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near San Marino?

San Marino is in Los Angeles County. The closest cities I cover are East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Pasadena.

How do I find out what my San Marino home is worth?

Enter your address on the home valuation form at jessetek.net/valuation. You get an automated estimate right away and a Comparative Market Analysis from Jesse within 24 hours, with no obligation.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index, typical value, September 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate. Schools: California Department of Education public school directory. Parks, places and restaurants: OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau.

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