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Buena Park vs Upland

27 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+13% in Buena Park) and typical home built (13 yrs in Buena Park).

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Buena Park, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 82,871 people
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Upland, CAHometown of 66 notable peopleCalifornia · 79,257 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.

Buena ParkOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#139 most walkable in CA6.0 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves SafetySafer than 22%of U.S. towns we grade All about Buena Park →
UplandHometown of 66 notable people
Famous people66 notable peopleborn in Upland Outdoors#164 most walkable in CA5.6 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Upland →
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.

Home values+13%
Homes cost more in Buena Park
Buena Park $838,800Upland $739,400
Typical home built13 yrs
Buena Park’s homes are older
Upland 1978Buena Park 1965
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $650 more a month in Buena Park

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.

Buena Park$5,340/mo
Typical home $932K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $2,206/mo · Housing →
Upland$4,690/mo
Typical home $815K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $2,029/mo · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Buena Park and Upland.

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

Upland 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−Buena ParkSafer than 22% of U.S. towns CUplandSafer than 26% of U.S. towns
Schools
BBuena ParkBetter than 63% of districts in the state A−UplandBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
B+Buena ParkHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns A−UplandHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns
10Buena Park
11Upland

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

Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #150#456 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #531#310 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #401#533 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #411#286 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #473#601 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #238#357 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #476#375 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #514#592

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Buena Park’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
Buena ParkUpland
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th97th
Outdoors & history
Buena ParkUpland
Trails6 mi6 mi
Conserved land2.2%1.7%
Settled18871906
National Register places—4
Archive photos27
Famous people born here266
Community
Buena ParkUpland
Library hours a week52 hrs64 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

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Buena ParkUplandBuena ParkUpland
Buena Park ↔ Upland27 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.

Buena ParkUpland
People
Population 82,871Highest 79,257Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.3±1.1Lowest about the CA average 37.7±1.2Highest about the CA average
Upland and Buena Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±1.6Highest CA: 22% 21.6%±1.4Lowest CA: 22%
Buena Park and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±1.1Lowest CA: 15.7% 15.6%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Upland and Buena Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33%Lowest CA: 37.1% 37.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±0.9 CA: 7.6% 8.9%±1 CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,550±$4kHighest 12% above CA $105,830±$4kLowest 7% above CA
Buena Park and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $838,800±$14kHighest 14% above CA $739,400±$18kLowest about the CA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,206±$51Highest 8% above CA $2,029±$63Lowest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,926Highest 4% below CA $4,586Lowest 10% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.2%±5.1Highest CA: 55.3% 52.4%±5.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Buena Park and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest CA: 12% 9.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55%Lowest CA: 55.9% 57.1%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 11 yrs older than CA 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest about the CA average 31 minHighest 8% above CA
Work from home 10.9%±1.8Lowest CA: 17.2% 13.8%±1.6Highest CA: 17.2%
Upland and Buena Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.83Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (10%)Los Angeles (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UplandFew work in Buena Park
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.0 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 12Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 120Highest 115Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #401 of 574 in CA#533 of 574 in CA
School district Anaheim Union High · Buena Park ElementaryUpland Unified · Scholarship Prep - San Bernardino County District
High school in town Buena Park HighUpland High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.0Highest 22.4Lowest
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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