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Bell vs Lennox

11 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Bell) and home values (+20% in Lennox).

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Bell, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 32,476 people
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Lennox, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 19,449 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 →
LennoxKnown for its schools
Schools#167 for schools in CAof 574 towns Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lennox →
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.

Jobs per worker3.9×
Bell is more of a job hub
Bell 0.90Lennox 0.23
Home values+20%
Homes cost more in Lennox
Lennox $708,000Bell $591,600
Growth since 2010+5.3 pts
Bell has grown faster since 2010
Bell -5.4%Lennox -10.7%
Street grid+47%
Bell has the more walkable street grid
Bell 99.0Lennox 67.2
★ What stands out · 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 →
Lennox$4,070/mo
Typical home $708K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,517/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

Lennox places higher on 13 of 20 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 –LennoxNot graded
Schools
C+BellBetter than 44% of districts in the state C+LennoxBetter than 42% of districts in the state
Health
C−BellHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns C−LennoxHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
6Bell
13Lennox

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #641#272 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #386#201 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #245#441 Most affordableCost of living · 835 towns #367#476 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #222#314 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #455#383 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #679#617 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #131#167

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
BellLennox
Snow a year0″0″
January low—48°F
July high—78°F
Growing season (days)—365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th98th
Outdoors & history
BellLennox
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.6%0.9%
Settled19131905
Archive photos126
Famous people born here192
Community
BellLennox
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

11 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellLennoxBellLennox
Bell ↔ Lennox11 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.

BellLennox
People
Population 32,476Highest 19,449Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Highest CA: +6.1% -10.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.3±1.4Lowest 9% below CA 35.8±2.2Highest 6% below CA
Lennox and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.3%±2.5Highest CA: 22% 23.4%±2.2Lowest CA: 22%
Bell and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.4%±1.5Lowest CA: 15.7% 11.6%±2.1Highest CA: 15.7%
Lennox and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 10.8%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6% 5.6%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Bell and Lennox 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 $57,759±$14kLowest 42% below CA
Bell and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $591,600±$32kLowest 19% below CA $708,000±$53kHighest 4% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,575±$59Highest 23% below CA $1,517±$86Lowest 25% below CA
Bell and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,770Highest 7% below CA $4,303Lowest 16% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3% 55.3%±9.7Lowest CA: 55.3%
Bell and Lennox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.6%Highest CA: 12% 16.4%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 26.5%Lowest CA: 55.9% 26.9%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than CA 1958Highest 18 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 5% above CA 29 minLowest about the CA average
Work from home 4.1%±1.5Lowest CA: 17.2% 4.8%±1.6Highest CA: 17.2%
Lennox 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%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (25%)Los Angeles (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LennoxFew work in Bell
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.0Highest 67.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #131 of 574 in CA#167 of 574 in CA
School district Magnolia Science Academy Bell District · Los Angeles UnifiedLennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy District · Animo Leadership High District
High school in town Bell Senior HighAnimo Leadership High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.7 20.7
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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