Sierra Madre

A quiet foothill village at the base of the wilderness.

Snapshot

Population

10,940

US Census ACS, 2024 / FBI UCR Table 8, 2024

Median home price

$1,017,000

Redfin, 2026-05

Median rent

$2,198/mo

US Census ACS, 2024

Crime / 1k

8.1

FBI UCR Table 8, 2024

Median sale price, year over year:▼ -38.4% (falling)Redfin, 2026-05

5-year crime trend:▼ -9.6% (falling)FBI UCR, 2019→2024

Market

Price / sq ft

$697

Redfin, 2026-05

Months of supply

6.8

Redfin, 2026-05

Median days on market

Redfin, 2026-05

Renter-occupied

44.2%

US Census ACS, 2024

Median household income

$143,547

US Census ACS, 2024

Housing units

4,977

US Census ACS, 2024

Developments

Bailey Canyon Estates
42 units
Toll Brothers is building 42 single-family homes on roughly 17 acres of the former Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center — entitled by a prior developer through a dedicated specific plan and picked up by Toll Brothers after site work and soil remediation were already underway.

What you can build here — ADU

City departmentVHFHSZ

Typical SFR: 1 ADU + 1 JADU under Chapter 17.22 (Ord 1494, 2026). Size 800-1,200 sq ft. State fee exemptions apply. 60-day ministerial clock.

Municipal code ADU ordinance

Last verified 2026-08-18. Not legal advice — confirm current requirements with Sierra Madre's planning department. See the statewide ADU floor every city sits on top of.

Sierra Madre

Snapshot

Market

Developments

Bailey Canyon Estates

What you can build here — ADU