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Bell vs Cudahy

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (2.4× in Bell) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Bell).

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Bell, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 32,476 people
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Cudahy, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 22,087 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.

BellKnown for its schools
Schools#131 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#245 most walkable in CA0.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Bell →
CudahyOne of the healthiest towns
Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$679K typical home11% below the CA typical home SafetySafer than 19%of U.S. towns we grade All about Cudahy →
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.

Street grid2.4×
Bell has the more walkable street grid
Bell 99.0Cudahy 41.7
Jobs per worker2.3×
Bell is more of a job hub
Bell 0.90Cudahy 0.40
Homeowners+12.3 pts renters
Cudahy has more renters
Bell 26.5%Cudahy 14.2%
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Bell
Bell $4,770Cudahy $3,893
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bell and Cudahy share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellCudahyBellCudahy
Bell ↔ Cudahy1.1 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Bell$4,040/mo
Typical home $683K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,575/mo · Housing →
Cudahy$4,010/mo
Typical home $679K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,711/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.

Report cards

Bell 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.

Safety
C−BellSafer than 21% of U.S. towns C−CudahySafer than 19% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+BellBetter than 44% of districts in the state B−CudahyBetter than 49% of districts in the state
Health
C−BellHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns DCudahyHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
13Bell
8Cudahy

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #245#606 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #131#323 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #702#511 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #455#338 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #184#288 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #386#341 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #532#612 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #242#314

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

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
BellCudahy
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th78th
Outdoors & history
BellCudahy
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.6%2.5%
Settled19131960
Archive photos126
Famous people born here192
Community
BellCudahy
Library hours a week40 hrs40 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.

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.

BellCudahy
People
Population 32,476Highest 22,087Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Lowest CA: +6.1% -4.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.3±1.4Highest 9% below CA 30.7±0.9Lowest 19% below CA
Kids under 18 26.3%±2.5Lowest CA: 22% 27%±2.9Highest CA: 22%
Cudahy and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.4%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7% 8.6%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bell and Cudahy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 6.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.4%±1.4Highest CA: 7.6%
Cudahy and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,020±$5kHighest 38% below CA $56,615±$5kLowest 43% below CA
Bell and Cudahy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $591,600±$32kHighest 19% below CA $494,100±$224kLowest 33% below CA
Bell and Cudahy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,575±$59Lowest 23% below CA $1,711±$61Highest 16% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,770Highest 7% below CA $3,893Lowest 24% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3% 61.3%±5.5Lowest CA: 55.3%
Bell and Cudahy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.6%Lowest CA: 12% 28.7%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 26.5%Highest CA: 55.9% 14.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than CA 1967Highest 9 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 5% above CA 31 minHighest 9% above CA
Work from home 4.1%±1.5Lowest CA: 17.2% 4.4%±1.4Highest CA: 17.2%
Cudahy and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 3.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 mi 9.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (25%)Los Angeles (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CudahyFew work in Bell
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.0Highest 41.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #131 of 574 in CA#323 of 574 in CA
School district Magnolia Science Academy Bell District · Los Angeles UnifiedLos Angeles Unified
High school in town Bell Senior HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 20.7 —
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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