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Bellflower vs Norwalk

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+29 pts renters in Bellflower) and household income (+27% in Norwalk).

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Bellflower, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 76,819 people
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Norwalk, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 99,789 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.

BellflowerKnown for its schools
Schools#38 for schools in CAof 574 towns Famous people54 notable peopleborn in Bellflower Health56% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Bellflower →
NorwalkAn outdoors town
Outdoors#16 most walkable in CA3.7 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 55%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#218 for schools in CAof 574 towns All about Norwalk →
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.

Homeowners+29 pts renters
Bellflower has more renters
Norwalk 68.3%Bellflower 39.3%
Household income+27%
Households in Norwalk earn more
Norwalk $100,085Bellflower $78,722
Trails+89%
Bellflower has more miles of trail
Bellflower 7.0 miNorwalk 3.7 mi
Street grid+67%
Norwalk has the more walkable street grid
Norwalk 167Bellflower 100
Growth since 2010+6 pts
Bellflower has grown faster since 2010
Bellflower +3.4%Norwalk -2.6%
Rent+14%
Rent runs higher in Norwalk
Norwalk $2,090Bellflower $1,830
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
DBellflowerSafer than 13% of U.S. towns C−NorwalkSafer than 24% of U.S. towns
Schools
ABellflowerBetter than 94% of districts in the state A−NorwalkBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
C+BellflowerHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns B−NorwalkHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns
11Bellflower
11Norwalk

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #334#584 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #38#218 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #464#712 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #300#419 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #238#16 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #582#370 SafestSafety · 411 towns #343#258 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #370#498

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

Where they are

Bellflower and Norwalk share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellflowerNorwalkBellflowerNorwalk
Bellflower ↔ Norwalk2.9 miles apart · They share a border
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Bellflower

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.

Bellflower$4,620/mo
Typical home $798K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,830/mo · Housing →
Norwalk$4,400/mo
Typical home $757K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $2,090/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Bellflower and Norwalk.

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
BellflowerNorwalk
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th90th
Outdoors & history
BellflowerNorwalk
Trails7 mi4 mi
Conserved land2.9%2.5%
Settled19571957
National Register places—2
Archive photos217
Famous people born here54—
Community
BellflowerNorwalk
Library hours a week40 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

BellflowerNorwalk
People
Population 76,819Lowest 99,789Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.4%Highest CA: +6.1% -2.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36±1.1Lowest 5% below CA 37.3±0.9Highest about the CA average
Norwalk and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±1.4Highest CA: 22% 21.7%±1.2Lowest CA: 22%
Bellflower and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.5%±1Lowest CA: 15.7% 14.4%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Norwalk and Bellflower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 21.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.2%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 7.9%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6%
Bellflower and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,722±$4kLowest 21% below CA $100,085±$5kHighest about the CA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $705,700±$21kHighest 4% below CA $644,700±$8kLowest 12% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,830±$40Lowest 10% below CA $2,090±$57Highest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,666Highest 9% below CA $4,424Lowest 14% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.9%±4.3Highest CA: 55.3% 57%±4.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
Bellflower and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest CA: 12% 9.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 39.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 68.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 10 yrs older than CA 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest about the CA average 30 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 10.1%±1.7Highest CA: 17.2% 7.9%±0.9Lowest CA: 17.2%
Bellflower and Norwalk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 mi 11.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 0.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (18%)Los Angeles (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NorwalkFew work in Bellflower
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miHighest 3.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 100Lowest 167Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #38 of 574 in CA#218 of 574 in CA
School district California Advancing Pathways Students in LA County ROC/P · Bellflower UnifiedLittle Lake City Elementary · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
High school in town Bellflower HighNorwalk High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.0Lowest 23.8Highest
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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