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Baldwin Park vs La Puente

4 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Baldwin Park) and jobs per worker (+91% in Baldwin Park).

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Baldwin Park, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 70,138 people
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La Puente, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 37,142 people
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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.

Baldwin ParkOne of the healthiest towns
Health61% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#202 most walkable in CA1.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$711K typical home7% below the CA typical home All about Baldwin Park →
La PuenteKnown for its schools
Schools#228 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#79 most walkable in CA0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health60% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about La Puente →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Trails8×
Baldwin Park has more miles of trail
Baldwin Park 1.6 miLa Puente 0.2 mi
Jobs per worker+91%
Baldwin Park is more of a job hub
Baldwin Park 0.61La Puente 0.32
Property tax bill+15%
Tax bills are bigger in Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park $4,301La Puente $3,727
★ What stands out · Report cards

La Puente places higher on 10 of 21 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.

Safety
CBaldwin ParkSafer than 26% of U.S. towns CLa PuenteSafer than 31% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−Baldwin ParkBetter than 45% of districts in the state A−La PuenteBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
C+Baldwin ParkHealthier than 39% of U.S. towns C+La PuenteHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns
8Baldwin Park
10La Puente

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #689#413 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #202#79 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #311#228 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #478#584 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #404#313 SafestSafety · 411 towns #236#198 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #245#206 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #646#715

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Baldwin Park’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Baldwin Park$4,150/mo
Typical home $711K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,867/mo · Housing →
La Puente$4,110/mo
Typical home $716K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $1,849/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Baldwin ParkLa Puente
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st96th
Outdoors & history
Baldwin ParkLa Puente
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.7%3.9%
Settled—1956
National Register places—1
Archive photos89
Famous people born here1410
Community
Baldwin ParkLa Puente
Library hours a week40 hrs56 hrs
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

4 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Baldwin ParkLa PuenteBaldwin ParkLa Puente
Baldwin Park ↔ La Puente3.7 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.

Baldwin ParkLa Puente
People
Population 70,138Highest 37,142Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.3%Highest CA: +6.1% -4.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.2±1.4Highest about the CA average 37.9±1.7Lowest about the CA average
Baldwin Park and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.4%±1.5Highest CA: 22% 20.6%±1.6Lowest CA: 22%
Baldwin Park and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±1Highest CA: 15.7% 14%±1.5Lowest CA: 15.7%
Baldwin Park and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.2%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.7%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6% 7%±1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Baldwin Park and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,663±$3kLowest 19% below CA $86,602±$6kHighest 13% below CA
La Puente and Baldwin Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $606,900±$9kLowest 17% below CA $617,700±$12kHighest 16% below CA
La Puente and Baldwin Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,867±$58Highest 8% below CA $1,849±$77Lowest 9% below CA
Baldwin Park and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,301Highest 16% below CA $3,727Lowest 27% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.3%±5.6Highest CA: 55.3% 55.5%±6.5Lowest CA: 55.3%
Baldwin Park and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.5%Highest CA: 12% 11.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 60.4%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 12 yrs older than CA 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest about the CA average 31 minHighest 8% above CA
Work from home 6.6%±1.2Highest CA: 17.2% 4.4%±1.3Lowest CA: 17.2%
Baldwin Park and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Highest 0.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (13%)Los Angeles (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La PuenteFew work in Baldwin Park
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 3.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Lowest 137Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #311 of 574 in CA#228 of 574 in CA
School district Baldwin Park UnifiedBassett Unified · Hacienda la Puente Unified
High school in town Sierra Vista HighLa Puente High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.3Lowest 21.1Highest
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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