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Azusa vs Lodi

334 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+39% in Azusa) and home values (+30% in Azusa).

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Azusa, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 49,031 people
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Lodi, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 67,607 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 $1,170 more a month in Azusa

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.

Azusa$4,140/mo
Typical home $709K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,887/mo · Housing →
Lodi$2,970/mo
Typical home $512K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $1,680/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,170 a month, about $14,000 a year, between Azusa and Lodi.

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

Lodi places higher on 13 of 24 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
AzusaLodi
Snow a year0″0″
January low—40°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—301d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th77th
Outdoors & history
AzusaLodi
Trails7 mi3 mi
Conserved land5.4%5.5%
Settled1887—
National Register places14
Archive photos99
Famous people born here1936
Community
AzusaLodi
Library hours a week42 hrs32 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

334 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Azusa ↔ Lodi334 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.

AzusaLodi
People
Population 49,031Lowest 67,607Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.8%Highest CA: +6.1% +6.8%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.4±1.3Lowest 9% below CA 36.4±1.2Highest 4% below CA
Lodi and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.1%±1.6Lowest CA: 22% 24.1%±1.5Highest CA: 22%
Lodi and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 16%±1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 24.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.4%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6% 5.6%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,721±$5kHighest 8% below CA $88,530±$5kLowest 11% below CA
Azusa and Lodi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $641,400±$19kHighest 13% below CA $492,500±$10kLowest 33% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,887±$54Highest 7% below CA $1,680±$66Lowest 17% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,602Highest 10% below CA $3,314Lowest 35% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.7%±6.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 54.3%±3.8Highest CA: 55.3%
Lodi and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.2%Highest CA: 12% 12.4%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.2%Lowest CA: 55.9% 56.8%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA 1976Highest same as CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 5% above CA 24 minLowest 16% below CA
Work from home 10%±1.8Lowest CA: 17.2% 11.8%±1.8Highest CA: 17.2%
Lodi and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Lowest 22.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 0.92Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (13%)Stockton (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LodiFew work in Azusa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.4%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miHighest 3.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 20Lowest 22Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.3Lowest 121Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#288 of 574 in CA
School district Azusa UnifiedLodi Unified
High school in town Azusa HighTokay High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.5Highest 19.9Lowest
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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