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Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, CA vs Monterey Park, CA

Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente

California

vs

Monterey Park

California

Across 35 directional measures we can compare, Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente leads on 25 and Monterey Park on 10. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 8% higher in Monterey Park, while median household income is higher in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente.

Median gross rent
$1,743$1,888
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente is 8% lower
Median household income
$85,694$81,855
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente is 5% higher
Median home value
$823,800$863,000
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente is 5% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $64,000 a year left in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente and $58,100 in Monterey Park. Money goes further in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, by about $5,900 a year.
  • A household earning Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente's median of $85,694 would need about $88,000 in Monterey Park to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.0 points a year in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, and rent outran pay by 0.4 points a year in Monterey Park.

How these are calculated

CaliforniaMonterey Park, CAFetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, CAFetters Hot Springs-Agua CalienteMonterey ParkFetters Hot Springs-Agua CalienteMonterey Park

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01Monterey Park, CAComposite 31.4 / 100
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Every measure

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MeasureFetters Hot Springs-Agua CalienteMonterey ParkAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,743$1,888
Rent to income124.4%27.7%
Property tax rate10.8%0.7%
Home price to income19.6x10.5x
Prices vs US average2107.8113.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,819$2,964
HUD area median income4$133,400$108,100
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$6,875$5,957
Median home value1$823,800$863,000
Home prices, 1-year change50.5%1.7%
Home prices, 5-year change525.2%43.3%
Homeownership158.1%51.6%
Renters paying 30%+147.2%61.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,233$3,091
Vacant homes117.1%6.7%
Median year built119761963
Jobs and income
Median household income1$85,694$81,855
Income per person1$46,323$39,857
Unemployment15.7%6.1%
Average annual pay6$73,248$86,080
Pay growth, 1 year62.6%3.0%
Jobs6206,3934,525,460
Poverty rate125.2%12.4%
Mean commute125 min28 min
Works from home112.7%17.6%
Commutes by transit11.1%2.6%
People
Population13,34759,132
Population change since 20207n/a-5.9%
Median age143.445.5
Bachelor's or higher132.1%36.2%
High school or higher179.8%79.4%
Household size12.72.9
Born abroad127.9%50.8%
No health insurance15.1%4.2%
Homes with broadband195.2%91.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.3%2.0%
Moved from another state10.9%1.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-0.4-11.4
Income of households moving in8$112,487$89,350
Income of households moving out8$96,271$94,071
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k924.824.2
Shops per 10k933.929.6
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.421.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k921.731.4
Child care centers per 10k93.12.0
Parks per 10k106.04.1
Playgrounds per 10k100.04.7
Grocery stores per 10k106.01.4
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k103.015.1
Libraries per 10k100.00.5
Named paths and bike trails100.50.0
Transit stops per sq mi1015.19.5
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a27.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a1
National Register listings1282629
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a265
Property crime per 100k13n/a1,801
Schools
Public schools141799
Public school students1463,3895,490
Students per teacher1420.322.9
Climate
July average high1580°F89°F
January average low1540°F41°F
Average temperature1557°F62°F
Annual precipitation1541.9 in15.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1699.1100.0
Hurricane risk16n/a0.0
Tornado risk1615.497.7
Wildfire risk1698.299.9
Heat wave risk1688.899.3
Median air quality index17974
Good air days17100.0%10.7%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente $69,720, Monterey Park $75,520 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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