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Compton vs Willowbrook

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+31.8 pts in Compton) and trails (3.3× in Compton).

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Compton, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 92,698 people
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Willowbrook, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 21,681 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.

ComptonAn outdoors town
Outdoors#90 most walkable in CA1.0 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves Famous people59 notable peopleborn in Compton Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Compton →
WillowbrookOne of the healthiest towns
Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#150 most walkable in CA0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Schools#143 for schools in CAof 574 towns All about Willowbrook →
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.

Growth since 2010+31.8 pts
Compton has grown faster since 2010
Compton -0.7%Willowbrook -32.5%
Trails3.3×
Compton has more miles of trail
Compton 1.0 miWillowbrook 0.3 mi
Size4.3×
Compton is the bigger place
Compton 92,698Willowbrook 21,681
Homeowners+13.6 pts renters
Willowbrook has more renters
Compton 56.4%Willowbrook 42.8%
Work from home+4.4 pts
More people work from home in Willowbrook
Willowbrook 9.4%Compton 5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Compton and Willowbrook share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ComptonWillowbrookComptonWillowbrook
Compton ↔ Willowbrook1.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
329 Willowbrook residents work in Compton (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Willowbrook →
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.

Compton$3,750/mo
Typical home $638K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,664/mo · Housing →
Willowbrook$3,840/mo
Typical home $661K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,570/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Willowbrook and Compton.

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

Willowbrook places higher on 10 of 19 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
D−ComptonSafer than 2% of U.S. towns –WillowbrookNot graded
Schools
B−ComptonBetter than 54% of districts in the state B−WillowbrookBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
C−ComptonHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns C−WillowbrookHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns
7Compton
10Willowbrook

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #698#527 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #251#338 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #666#811 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #584#714 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #560#674 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #105#14 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #623#560 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #388#323

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Compton’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
ComptonWillowbrook
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st97th
Outdoors & history
ComptonWillowbrook
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.3%1.9%
National Register places1—
Archive photos53
Famous people born here59—
Community
ComptonWillowbrook
Library hours a week40 hrs56 hrs
Colleges in town11
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.

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.

ComptonWillowbrook
People
Population 92,698Highest 21,681Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Highest CA: +6.1% -32.5%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.3±1.1Lowest 12% below CA 33.5±2.6Highest 12% below CA
Willowbrook and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.3%±1.5Highest CA: 22% 25.8%±2.9Lowest CA: 22%
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.7%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7% 9.3%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7%
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 11.4%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.3%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6%
Willowbrook and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,465±$4kHighest 21% below CA $62,582±$13kLowest 37% below CA
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $580,200±$10kHighest 21% below CA $559,200±$33kLowest 24% below CA
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,664±$62Highest 18% below CA $1,570±$123Lowest 23% below CA
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,358Highest 15% below CA $3,804Lowest 26% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.5%±4.1Lowest CA: 55.3% 61.2%±8.6Highest CA: 55.3%
Willowbrook and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Lowest CA: 12% 18.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 42.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA 1967Highest 9 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 6% above CA 33 minHighest 15% above CA
Work from home 5%±1Lowest CA: 17.2% 9.4%±3.3Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.52Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (24%)Los Angeles (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Willowbrook4% work in Compton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 133Highest 119Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#143 of 574 in CA
School district Compton Unified ROP · KIPP Compton Community DistrictCompton Unified · Los Angeles Unified
High school in town Manuel Dominguez HighKing/Drew Medical Magnet High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.9Highest 19.5Lowest
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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