Rankings · How Poway ranks in CA
Poway ranks #28 in California for safety
Poway is ranked on 33 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
33
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 safest
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 7% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Poway does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Poway marked.
At a glance
Poway lands in the top half on 16 of 22 lists
Each dot is Poway’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Poway does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#28/411 HealthHealth →
Most active#88/844Closest to a top hospital#100/844Healthiest#103/844Fewest uninsured#103/844Lowest obesity#121/844Fewest smokers#158/844Lowest depression#288/844 People
Most educated#151/844 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#156/574 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#272/843 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#181/438 What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 89% of California
Not better or worse, just Poway’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 89% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+56.8% in home prices, 5 years
More seniors than 64% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19% of residents are 65+
Older than 62% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
41.2 median age
Milder winters than 62% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
42.1° January low
Cooler summers than 61% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.5° July high
More kids than 60% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.5% of residents are under 18
Drier than 58% of CA towns
DrierWetter
14 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 53% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
Fewer homes per newcomer than 53% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.7 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for safety
Lists where Poway sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Poway out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.