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Cudahy vs Bell

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (2.4× in Bell) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Bell).

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Cudahy, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 22,087 people
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Bell, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 32,476 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.

CudahyOne of the healthiest towns
Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$679K typical home11% below the CA typical home SafetySafer than 19%of U.S. towns we grade All about Cudahy →
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 →
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.

Street grid2.4×
Bell has the more walkable street grid
Bell 99.0Cudahy 41.7
Jobs per worker2.3×
Bell is more of a job hub
Bell 0.90Cudahy 0.40
Homeowners+12.3 pts renters
Cudahy has more renters
Bell 26.5%Cudahy 14.2%
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Bell
Bell $4,770Cudahy $3,893
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cudahy and Bell share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CudahyBellCudahyBell
Cudahy ↔ Bell1.1 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Cudahy$4,010/mo
Typical home $679K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →
Bell$4,040/mo
Typical home $683K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,575/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.

Report cards

Bell places higher on 13 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−CudahySafer than 19% of U.S. towns C−BellSafer than 21% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−CudahyBetter than 49% of districts in the state C+BellBetter than 44% of districts in the state
Health
DCudahyHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns C−BellHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns
8Cudahy
13Bell

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #606#245 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #323#131 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #511#702 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #338#455 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #288#184 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #341#386 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #612#532 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #314#242

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cudahy’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
CudahyBell
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th80th
Outdoors & history
CudahyBell
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.5%0.6%
Settled19601913
Archive photos612
Famous people born here219
Community
CudahyBell
Library hours a week40 hrs40 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.

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.

CudahyBell
People
Population 22,087Lowest 32,476Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.2%Highest CA: +6.1% -5.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 30.7±0.9Lowest 19% below CA 34.3±1.4Highest 9% below CA
Kids under 18 27%±2.9Highest CA: 22% 26.3%±2.5Lowest CA: 22%
Cudahy and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.6%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7% 11.4%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7%
Bell and Cudahy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.5%Lowest CA: 37.1% 9.7%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.4%±1.4Highest CA: 7.6% 6.5%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cudahy and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,615±$5kLowest 43% below CA $61,020±$5kHighest 38% below CA
Bell and Cudahy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $494,100±$224kLowest 33% below CA $591,600±$32kHighest 19% below CA
Bell and Cudahy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,711±$61Highest 16% below CA $1,575±$59Lowest 23% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,893Lowest 24% below CA $4,770Highest 7% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.3%±5.5Lowest CA: 55.3% 64%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3%
Bell and Cudahy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.7%Highest CA: 12% 21.6%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 14.2%Lowest CA: 55.9% 26.5%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 9 yrs older than CA 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 9% above CA 30 minLowest 5% above CA
Work from home 4.4%±1.4Highest CA: 17.2% 4.1%±1.5Lowest CA: 17.2%
Cudahy and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.3%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 mi 9.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Lowest 0.90Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (25%)Los Angeles (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BellFew work in Cudahy
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.7Lowest 99.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #323 of 574 in CA#131 of 574 in CA
School district Los Angeles UnifiedMagnolia Science Academy Bell District · Los Angeles Unified
High school in town None in townBell Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 20.7
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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