Known as "The City of Trees and PhD's," Claremont is located 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The city is characterized by its prestigious colleges, tree-lined streets, historic buildings, and charming downtown Village.

The Village offers an eclectic variety of street-front shops, music stores, restaurants, and cafés, and its western expansion will soon complete to include an upscale inn, art-house theater, and additional eateries and boutiques. The Packing House, in which the Claremont Museum of Art is located, was the first commercial building to complete as part of this expansion. Claremont is conveniently located along the Metrolink commuter train line, with trains traveling to Los Angeles and San Bernardino daily.