House Rentals, Apartments, and Homes for Rent in San Marino, CA

San Marino Demographics

City

San Marino is a small, affluent city in Los Angeles County, in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area. San Marino is in the San Gabriel Valley. It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 564 feet.

History

The community was named for the republic of San Marino, Italy

Population

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,945 people, 4,266 households, and 3,673 families residing in the city. The estimated population, in 2003, was 13,230. Population in July 2008: 12,808. Population change since 2000: -1.1%. 70% of San Marino residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

To a prior generation of southern Californians, San Marino was known for its old-money wealth and as a bastion of the region's WASP gentry. By mid-century, other European ethnic groups had become the majority; in recent decades, immigrants of Chinese (especially Taiwanese) ancestry have come to represent nearly half the population.

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009. Population density: 3394 people per square mile. 4,824 residents are foreign born (33.2% Asia). This city: 37.3% California: 26.2%

Historic sites and museums

El Molino Viejo, Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, Michael White Adobe House, The Old Mill, The Edwin Hubble House. In the middle of San Marino lies Lacy Park, a huge 30 acre expanse of lush grass and trees rare for urban areas. The park includes six championship tennis courts and pro shop, administered by the San Marino Tennis Foundation. At the west entrance of the park is the Rose Arbor, which is of special significance for the people of San Marino.

Median household income

Estimated median household income in 2008: $154,263 (it was $117,267 in 2000). In 2009, Forbes ranked the city's ZIP of 91108 as the 79th most expensive area to live in the United States

Housing

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $1,795,613 (it was $688,700 in 2000) San Marino: $1,795,613 California: $467,000 .

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,662,972; Detached houses: $1,665,184; Townhouses or other attached units: $902,581; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,800; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $211,388.

Median rent in San Marino, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $1,875.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $3,169.

Certain neighborhoods resemble the Atlantic seaboard because of the atypical housing stock in the city, including Georgian and faux antebellum mansions. Yet the design of many homes is inspired by California Spanish architecture.

The city is divided into seven zones, based on minimum lot size. The smallest lot size is about 4,500 square feet, with many averaging over 30,000 square feet. Because of this and other factors, most of the homes in San Marino, built between 1920 and 1950, do not resemble the houses in surrounding Southern California neighborhoods (with the exception, perhaps, of neighboring portions of Pasadena). San Marino has also fostered a sense of historic preservation among its homeowners. With minor exceptions, the city's strict design review and zoning laws have thus far prevented the development of large homes found elsewhere in Los Angeles. No apartment buildings exist in the city.