Tree Equity in La Cañada Flintridge, CA

99.5

Tree Equity Score

43.4%

Canopy Cover

0.4%

Canopy Gap

Priority Areas

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What is the Tree Equity Score?

American Forests' Tree Equity Score combines tree canopy coverage, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, and health data to identify where trees are needed most. Scores range from 0 to 100, and areas below 60 are priority for investment.

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99.5

TES Score / 100

43.4%

Current Canopy

30.0%

Canopy Goal

0.4%

Canopy Gap

Current: 43.4%Goal: 30.0%

Current canopy

Gap to goal

Environmental Benefits

Carbon Sequestered

10.0K tons CO₂/yr

+51 tons if gap closed

Stormwater Intercepted

71.2M gal/yr

Avg Tree Shade at Noon

47.5%

Canopy Area

9.8 km²

of 21.3 km² total

Estimated using i-Tree urban canopy rates. Methodology ↗

Equity Indicators

These factors show how tree canopy gaps overlap with social and environmental vulnerabilities.

1930s Redlining

26.7%

of neighborhoods were graded "hazardous" or "declining" on 1930s federal lending maps. Banks refused to invest in these areas, and many are still under-treed decades later.

Environmental Justice

0.0%

No neighborhoods here meet the federal threshold for environmental and economic burden. That's a good thing.

Heat Island Effect

-10.3°F

cooler than surrounding areas on average. The canopy is doing its job here.

People in the Data

20,462

people live across the 15 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.

Data last updated: Feb 2026

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