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Cypress vs La Palma

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.9× in Cypress) and size (3.2× in Cypress).

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Cypress, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 49,498 people
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La Palma, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 15,272 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.

CypressAn outdoors town
Outdoors#53 most walkable in CA3.5 miles of trails across 19 parks and preserves Schools#84 for schools in CAof 574 towns HealthHealthier than 86%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Cypress →
La PalmaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#15 most walkable in CA0.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#128 for schools in CAof 574 towns All about La Palma →
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.

Trails3.9×
Cypress has more miles of trail
Cypress 3.5 miLa Palma 0.9 mi
Size3.2×
Cypress is the bigger place
Cypress 49,498La Palma 15,272
Growth since 2010+4.8 pts
Cypress has grown faster since 2010
Cypress +4.9%La Palma +0.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $630 more a month in La Palma

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.

Cypress$6,200/mo
Typical home $1.07M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $2,483/mo · Housing →
La Palma$6,830/mo
Typical home $1.19M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $2,262/mo · Housing →

The difference: $630 a month, about $7,600 a year, between La Palma and Cypress.

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.

Where they are

Cypress and La Palma share a border

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

CypressLa PalmaCypressLa Palma
Cypress ↔ La Palma2.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
211 La Palma residents work in Cypress (3% of its workers)
Work & commute in La Palma →
Report cards

Cypress places higher on 10 of 21 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+CypressSafer than 35% of U.S. towns C+La PalmaSafer than 40% of U.S. towns
Schools
BCypressBetter than 60% of districts in the state BLa PalmaBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Health
ACypressHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns A−La PalmaHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns
10Cypress
9La Palma

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #205#390 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #391#644 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #479#656 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #215#320 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #310#410 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #654#569 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #540#467 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #393#434

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cypress’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
CypressLa Palma
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th91st
Outdoors & history
CypressLa Palma
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.1%3.1%
Settled—1955
Archive photos24
Famous people born here12—
Community
CypressLa Palma
Library hours a week28 hrs44 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

CypressLa Palma
People
Population 49,498Highest 15,272Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.9%Highest CA: +6.1% +0.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 41.4±1.1Lowest 9% above CA 45.1±2.7Highest 19% above CA
La Palma and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 20.6%±2.6Lowest CA: 22%
Cypress and La Palma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.8%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 20.2%±2.6Highest CA: 15.7%
La Palma and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 50.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 52.9%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.6%±1Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.4%±1.7Highest CA: 7.6%
La Palma and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $130,215±$8kHighest 31% above CA $117,989±$17kLowest 19% above CA
Cypress and La Palma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $913,900±$19kLowest 24% above CA $973,600±$38kHighest 33% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,483±$104Highest 22% above CA $2,262±$113Lowest 11% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,066Highest 18% above CA $5,959Lowest 16% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±5.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 64.6%±11.9Highest CA: 55.3%
La Palma and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.6%Highest CA: 12% 5%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.1%Highest CA: 55.9% 67.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than CA 1972Highest 4 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest about the CA average 33 minHighest 13% above CA
Work from home 20.2%±2.4Highest CA: 17.2% 15.8%±2.9Lowest CA: 17.2%
Cypress and La Palma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.01Highest 0.76Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (10%)Los Angeles (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La Palma3% work in Cypress
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 19Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 147Lowest 168Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #84 of 574 in CA#128 of 574 in CA
School district Anaheim Union High · Cypress ElementaryAnaheim Union High · Centralia Elementary
High school in town Cypress HighJohn F. Kennedy High
Students per teacherat that high school 26.9Highest 23.8Lowest
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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