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Bell vs Maywood

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.4× in Bell) and street grid (+66% in Maywood).

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Bell, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 32,476 people

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Maywood, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 24,317 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.

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 →

MaywoodAn outdoors town

Outdoors#19 most walkable in CA0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$642K typical home16% below the CA typical home All about Maywood →

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 worker2.4×

Bell is more of a job hub

Bell 0.90Maywood 0.38

Street grid+66%

Maywood has the more walkable street grid

Maywood 164Bell 99.0

Property tax bill+20%

Tax bills are bigger in Bell

Bell $4,770Maywood $3,987

★ What stands out · Where they are

Bell and Maywood share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellMaywood

Bell ↔ Maywood0.8 miles apart · They share a border

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Bell

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.

Down paymentRate%

Bell$4,040/mo

Typical home $683K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,575/mo · Housing →

Maywood$3,700/mo

Typical home $642K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,525/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Bell and Maywood.

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 11 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−MaywoodSafer than 21% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+BellBetter than 44% of districts in the state B−MaywoodBetter than 49% of districts in the state

Health

C−BellHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns C−MaywoodHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns

11Bell

6Maywood

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #386#224 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #245#19 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #131#285 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #702#583 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #455#354 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #532#594 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #222#275 Most affordableCost of living · 835 towns #367#411

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

BellMaywood

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 80th

Outdoors & history

BellMaywood

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.6%1.7%

Settled1913 1924

Archive photos12 5

Famous people born here19 13

Community

BellMaywood

Library hours a week40 hrs 40 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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.

Only big differences vs California average

BellMaywood

People

Population 32,476Highest 24,317Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Highest CA: +6.1% -8.2%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 34.3±1.4Highest 9% below CA 33.4±1.1Lowest 12% below CA

Bell and Maywood 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% 25.5%±2.2Lowest CA: 22%

Bell and Maywood 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% 11.1%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7%

Bell and Maywood 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% 7.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6% 6%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6%

Bell and Maywood 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 $60,943±$6kLowest 39% below CA

Bell and Maywood 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 $634,400±$14kHighest 14% below CA

Maywood and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,575±$59Highest 23% below CA $1,525±$67Lowest 25% below CA

Bell and Maywood 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 $3,987Lowest 22% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3% 56.1%±6.6Lowest CA: 55.3%

Bell and Maywood 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% 19.4%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 26.5%Lowest CA: 55.9% 30.5%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 20 yrs older than CA 1953Lowest 23 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 5% above CA 31 minHighest 8% above CA

Work from home 4.1%±1.5Lowest CA: 17.2% 4.6%±1.6Highest CA: 17.2%

Maywood 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 2.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Highest 0.38Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (25%)Los Angeles (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MaywoodFew work in Bell

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.0Lowest 164Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #131 of 574 in CA #285 of 574 in CA

School district Magnolia Science Academy Bell District · Los Angeles UnifiedLos Angeles Unified

High school in town Bell Senior HighMaywood Center for Enriched Studies

Students per teacherat that high school 20.7Highest 18.8Lowest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Maywood's History and Growth

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Bordering Bell

Cudahy22,087 people · $494K homes

Commerce11,993 people · $599K homes

Bell Gardens38,229 people · $564K homes

Huntington Park53,108 people · $573K homes

Towns like Bell

National City58,893 people · $612K homes

Lawndale30,781 people · $782K homes

San Pablo31,720 people · $552K homes

Paramount52,050 people · $534K homes

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.