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Antioch vs Norwalk

350 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (9.5× in Antioch) and growth since 2010 (+15.2 pts in Antioch).

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Antioch, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 116,477 people
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Norwalk, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 99,789 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Norwalk

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Antioch$3,480/mo
Typical home $592K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $2,278/mo · Housing →
Norwalk$4,400/mo
Typical home $757K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $2,090/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,100 a year, between Norwalk and Antioch.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Norwalk places higher on 13 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AntiochNorwalk
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)343d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th90th
Outdoors & history
AntiochNorwalk
Trails35 mi4 mi
Conserved land15.7%2.5%
Settled—1957
National Register places42
Archive photos—17
Famous people born here24—
Community
AntiochNorwalk
Library hours a week40 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

350 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Antioch ↔ Norwalk350 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AntiochNorwalk
People
Population 116,477Highest 99,789Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.6%Highest CA: +6.1% -2.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.4±1.1Highest about the CA average 37.3±0.9Lowest about the CA average
Antioch and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.8%±1.3Highest CA: 22% 21.7%±1.2Lowest CA: 22%
Antioch and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±1Lowest CA: 15.7% 14.4%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Norwalk and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 21.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.9%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $97,465±$6kLowest about the CA average $100,085±$5kHighest about the CA average
Norwalk and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $629,700±$9kLowest 14% below CA $644,700±$8kHighest 12% below CA
Norwalk and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,278±$71Highest 12% above CA $2,090±$57Lowest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,762Highest 7% below CA $4,424Lowest 14% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.5%±5.1Highest CA: 55.3% 57%±4.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
Antioch and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.4%Highest CA: 12% 9.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 68.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than CA 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 46% above CA 30 minLowest about the CA average
Work from home 12.7%±1.5Highest CA: 17.2% 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 10.1%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 0.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (9%)Los Angeles (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NorwalkFew work in Antioch
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.7%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 35.2 miHighest 3.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 34Highest 13Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 102Lowest 167Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #209 of 574 in CA#218 of 574 in CA
School district Rocketship Delta Prep District · Antioch UnifiedLittle Lake City Elementary · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
High school in town Deer Valley HighNorwalk High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.1Lowest 23.8Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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