Reside in the lively and welcoming Temple City community
Tucked in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Temple City is a small city with a prominent Asian population in Los Angeles County. Home to an array of restaurants and shops catering to that community, as well as a highly rated school system, Temple City allows residents to enjoy a peaceful lifestyle with suburban homes, various community events and recreational activities such as derby racing. “This is a popular [city] for new Chinese immigrants and is close to other Asian communities in the San Gabriel area,” says Pam Xu, a broker and owner of Sunpride Realty and a longtime Southern California resident. “When people first come over from abroad, they are willing to pay a premium to live in Temple City. It’s easier to settle in and you don’t even have to speak English.”
Temple City's downtown area features plenty of retail including a jewelry store.
A marker for Temple City in a local retail location.
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A prominent Asian food scene along Las Tunas Drive
Las Tunas Drive is home to various Asian restaurants, such as Golden Deli, a popular Vietnamese eatery serving pho and curried rice. Phoenix Kitchen is a well-known local chain that offers street food fixtures such as Szechwan spicy wontons, marinated chicken feet and Hainan chicken, as well as specialty desserts like durian mochi and mango almond tofu. Seafood Palace, or Bi Feng Tang in Chinese, is an established restaurant chain that originated in China and is known for specialty seafood dishes like sauteed crab and honey walnut cream shrimp. Additional dining highlights include Delicious Chengdu for Southern Chinese fare and Bay Garden Café for Cantonese brunch dishes. While Temple City has traditional grocery stores such as Ralphs and the local farmers market, the community is also surrounded by specialty Asian grocers, including Daiso, 168 Market and 99 Ranch, all located within 5 or 6 miles of the area. Nearby big-box retailers include The Home Depot and Sam’s Club.
Seafood Palace in Temple City has a variety of seafood options popular among locals.
Phoenix Kitchen
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Recently built two-story homes are available in Temple City
Modest 1,000-square-foot ranch styles and cottages from the 1940s and the 1950s may list between $600,000 and $800,000, while 1,500-square-foot properties are around $1 million. Two-story New Traditional and Mediterranean Revival homes with four or five bedrooms are usually newer builds from the past two decades, ranging from $1.5 million to $2.7 million. Situated along major thoroughfares, the base points for condominiums and townhouses are $500,000 and $750,000, respectively.
Contemporary homes are located in Temple City.
There are contemporary multifamily homes in Temple City California.
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Temple City Unified School District
“People buy homes in Temple City for the schools,” says Calvin Chen, Realtor with Exp Realty, Power Real Estate Group. Temple City Unified School District has four elementary schools, including Emperor Elementary School and La Rosa Elementary School, and all primary schools have an A Niche rating. Oak Avenue Intermediate School also scores an A, while Temple City High School receives an overall A-plus. Temple City High offers Advanced Placement and English Learner courses in language arts as well as 125 extracurricular clubs and 25 athletic team sports.
The Temple City High School entrance.
La Rosa Elementary
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Derby races at Santa Anita Park
Local youth leagues practice at Live Oak Park’s ball fields, and Temple City Park has an outdoor performing arts pavilion for concerts and shows. Golfers may schedule tee times at one of the many courses nearby, including Arcadia Golf Course and San Gabriel Country Club. About several miles up north, the 320-acre Santa Anita Park is famous for its prominent derby racetracks and the Art Deco-styled grandstand that seats 23,000 people. As a frequent host of the Breeders’ Cup World Championship, the park is a popular destination for horse racing enthusiasts and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Live Oak Park in Temple City has a huge baseball field and plenty of other amenities.
Looking to catch a round of golf? Stop by Santa Anita golf course just a moments drive away.
Catch a Derby race at Santa Anita Park near Temple City.
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City-wide events in Temple City
Many annual city events take place at Live Oak Park, including an Easter egg hunt with a pancake breakfast, a Halloween carnival and Camp-A-Palooza, an overnight family camping activity with arts and crafts and an outdoor movie screening. Additional celebrations include a movie and a concert series in the summer, Arbor Day with cherry-picker rides and the Camellia Festival, a local tradition featuring a parade with camellia floats and a three-day carnival event. Lunar New Year celebrations include free dim sum sampling, mahjong, calligraphy workshops and more. Nearby in Santa Anita, horseraces and derby events such as Big ‘Cap Day and Derby Day are also prominent happenings around Temple City.
There is a farmers market in Temple City.
Enjoy the day and all the amenities available at Live Oak park in Temple City.
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Navigating into Los Angeles
Temple City is conveniently situated by Interstate 210, which leads into Pasadena, Glendale, and the greater San Fernando Valley region. Interstate 10 leads into downtown Los Angeles, Culver City and Los Angeles International Airport, which is approximately 32 miles to the southwest. The city also provides public transportation to residents through Metro and Foothill Transit, offering stops to regional transit centers and surrounding cities. San Gabriel Valley Medical Center is about 3 miles away.
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Temple City sits at the bottom of the San Gabriel Mountains.
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