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Burbank vs Tustin

43 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.7× in Burbank) and work from home (+11.2 pts in Burbank).

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Burbank, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 104,546 people
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Tustin, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 78,981 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Tustin places higher on 13 of 23 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.

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.

Burbank$6,720/mo
Typical home $1.18M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $2,192/mo · Housing →
Tustin$6,750/mo
Typical home $1.16M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $2,449/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.

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
BurbankTustin
Snow a year0″0″
January low—49°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th88th
Outdoors & history
BurbankTustin
Conserved land20.3%4%
Settled1887—
National Register places34
Archive photos619
Famous people born here4717
Community
BurbankTustin
Library hours a week58 hrs60 hrs
Colleges in town2—
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

43 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Burbank ↔ Tustin43 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.

BurbankTustin
People
Population 104,546Highest 78,981Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.9%Lowest CA: +6.1% +6.3%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 40.1±1Highest 6% above CA 37.5±1.3Lowest about the CA average
Kids under 18 19.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 22% 22.5%±1.6Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 16.3%±1Highest CA: 15.7% 13.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.1%Lowest CA: 37.1% 47.4%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.9%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6%
Tustin and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $97,082±$5kLowest about the CA average $112,503±$6kHighest 13% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,089,100±$22kHighest 48% above CA $950,400±$31kLowest 29% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,192±$51Lowest 8% above CA $2,449±$57Highest 20% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,106Lowest 19% above CA $6,725Highest 31% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.4%±3.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 61.6%±4.8Highest CA: 55.3%
Tustin and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.7%Highest CA: 12% 9.9%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 48.8%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than CA 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% below CA 23 minLowest 21% below CA
Work from home 30.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2% 19.2%±1.9Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 24.7%Highest 7.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.71Highest 1.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (40%)Irvine (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TustinFew work in Burbank
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.3%Highest 4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 21.7 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 28Highest 23Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.0Lowest 132Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #113 of 574 in CA#291 of 574 in CA
School district Burbank UnifiedTustin Unified
High school in town Burbank HighTustin High
Students per teacherat that high school 25.5Highest 23.9Lowest
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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