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Temple City Homes,
By the Numbers.

Temple City is a city of about 34,989 people in Los Angeles County, near East San Gabriel, San Gabriel and Arcadia. I help buyers and sellers across Southern California, Temple City included.

Talk to Jesse Home Valuation
The real city limit
$1.07M
Typical Home Value
+0.1%
Change in One Year
35K
Residents
The place

The Story of
Temple City.

About 34,989 people call Temple City home. It sits in Los Angeles County.

It has been its own community since 1923. The name comes from Walter P. Temple. For green space, Temple City has 2 parks, led by Live Oak Park at roughly 15 acres.

Local draws include Halona Art & Culture Center. The map shows 32 places to eat and drink, with Chinese, Seafood and Korean the most common. There are 6 public schools inside the boundary, run by Temple City Unified. On price, Temple City is the 43rd highest-priced of 122 cities on my map at about $1.07M for the typical home, and values are up 62% in ten years.

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

A view of Temple City, California.
Temple City
1923Established
34,989People, 2024 estimate
2Parks
17Acres of parks
6Public schools
32Places to eat

Ten Years of
Temple City Home Values.

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

$1,072,565
September 2026
+0.1% 1 year+16% 5 years+62% 10 years
$1.09M$656K
20182020202220242026

The highest point in these ten years is $1,093,879, in January 2026.

What Your Money Buys
in Temple City.

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

By bedroom count

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Houses and condos

Single-family house$1.1M
Condo or townhome$827K

A house costs about $274,390 more than a condo here.

The range

$879Klower-priced third$1.07Mtypical$1.39Mupper third

What a Temple City Home
Costs Per Month.

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

Renting in Temple City

$3,298/mo

Typical asking rent, September 2026. That is +0.6% from a year ago. Over a year that is $39,576 in rent.

Owning, at your settings above

 

Set a price and down payment in the tool above and this compares it with the rent.

Where Temple City 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.

Temple City
$459K$3.71M
  • 43rd highest-priced of 122 cities on my map by typical home value. The middle city is at $910K; Temple City is at $1.07M.
  • 111th of 122 for price growth over the past year (+0.1%), where 1st grew the most.
  • 20th of 104 for typical rent ($3,298 a month), where 1st is the highest rent.

Temple City and the cities closest to it

Arcadia$1.38MSan Gabriel$1.09M
Temple City$1.07M
El Monte$752K
Outdoors

Parks and Open Space
in Temple City.

2 parks, about 17 acres of them in all. Sizes are measured from each park's mapped outline. Tap any park to see it on the map.

ParkLive Oak Park15 acres
ParkTemple City Park2 acres
Weekends

Things to Do and
Places to Hang Out.

Real places inside Temple City. Tap any one to see it on the map.

Gallery

  • Halona Art & Culture Center

Libraries

  • Temple City Library
  • Carl W Mischke Memorial Library
Food and drink

Where Temple City
Eats and Drinks.

32 places are on the map inside Temple City: 22 restaurants, 9 cafes, 1 bar. 27 of them are local, not chains.

27 local spots5 chain locations

What is on the menu

The kitchens you find most often here.

Chinese8
Seafood3
Korean3
Boba tea3
Taiwanese2
Tea2

Local spots on the map

  • Bistro Na'sChinese
  • AhipokiSeafood
  • Banana BayThai
  • JJ BakeryTaiwanese
  • Meet TeaBoba tea
  • Kang Ho Dong BaekjeongKorean
  • T-Swirl CrepeCafe
  • Summer RollsVietnamese
  • Mikiya Wagyu Shabu HouseJapanese
  • Paradise IsleBar

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

Temple City 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.

6 public schools inside the Temple City limits

4Elementary
1Middle
1High

Public high schools inside Temple City: Temple City High.

School district: Temple City Unified.

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Elementary

  • Cleminson Elementary
  • Cloverly Elementary
  • La Rosa Elementary
  • Longden Elementary

Middle

  • Oak Avenue Intermediate

High

  • Temple City 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.

Temple City Questions,
Answered.

What is the typical home value in Temple City, CA?

As of September 2026, the typical home in Temple City is worth about $1,072,565, 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 Temple City going up or down?

The typical home value in Temple City is up 0.1% over the past year, from about $1,071,158 to about $1,072,565. Over ten years it is up 62%.

How much is a 3-bedroom home in Temple City?

Typical values in Temple City by bedroom count: 2 bedroom about $895,874, 3 bedroom about $1,040,922, 4 bedroom about $1,207,449, 5+ bedroom about $1,790,580. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.

What is the typical rent in Temple City?

The typical asking rent in Temple City is about $3,298 a month as of September 2026, based on the Zillow Observed Rent Index.

How many public schools are in Temple City?

6 public schools sit inside the Temple City boundary: 4 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high. They belong to Temple City Unified. School assignment depends on the home address, so confirm with the district.

What are the biggest parks in Temple City?

Temple City has 2 parks. The largest are Live Oak Park (about 15 acres) and Temple City Park (about 2 acres). Sizes are measured from OpenStreetMap.

What cities are near Temple City?

Temple City is in Los Angeles County. The closest cities I cover are East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, Arcadia and El Monte.

How do I find out what my Temple City 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. Rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index, 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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