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Glendora vs Camarillo

68 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in Glendora) and conserved land (+30.6 pts in Glendora).

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Glendora, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 50,926 people
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Camarillo, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 70,186 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.

GlendoraKnown for its schools
Schools#33 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#50 most conserved land in CA26 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Glendora →
CamarilloKnown for its schools
Schools#141 for schools in CAof 574 towns Housing$909K typical home19% above the CA typical home HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Camarillo →
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.

Trails3.2×
Glendora has more miles of trail
Glendora 26.1 miCamarillo 8.1 mi
Conserved land+30.6 pts
Glendora has more conserved land
Glendora 32.9%Camarillo 2.3%
Average commute10 min
Camarillo has the shorter commute
Glendora 33 minCamarillo 23 min
Rent+21%
Rent runs higher in Camarillo
Camarillo $2,734Glendora $2,254
Street grid+64%
Camarillo has the more walkable street grid
Camarillo 94.1Glendora 57.3
Typical home built18 yrs
Glendora’s homes are older
Camarillo 1982Glendora 1964
★ What stands out · Report cards

Camarillo places higher on 15 of 26 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+GlendoraSafer than 35% of U.S. towns BCamarilloSafer than 57% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−GlendoraBetter than 80% of districts in the state B+CamarilloBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
A−GlendoraHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns A−CamarilloHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns
8Glendora
15Camarillo

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #4#552 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #50#521 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #673#173 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #289#574 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #190#366 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #251#115 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #510#277 Most library borrowingLibraries · 117 towns #76#44

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Glendora’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Camarillo

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.

Glendora$5,110/mo
Typical home $879K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $2,254/mo · Housing →
Camarillo$5,260/mo
Typical home $909K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $2,734/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Camarillo and Glendora.

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
GlendoraCamarillo
Snow a year0″—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd91st
Outdoors & history
GlendoraCamarillo
Trails26 mi8 mi
Conserved land32.9%2.3%
Settled—1898
National Register places21
Archive photos101
Famous people born here3328
Community
GlendoraCamarillo
Library hours a week49 hrs59 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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

68 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GlendoraCACamarilloCA
Glendora ↔ Camarillo68 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.

GlendoraCamarillo
People
Population 50,926Lowest 70,186Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5%Lowest CA: +6.1% +8.5%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 40.6±1.3Lowest 7% above CA 41.2±1.3Highest 9% above CA
Camarillo and Glendora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±1.7Highest CA: 22% 20.7%±1.4Lowest CA: 22%
Glendora and Camarillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±1.2Lowest CA: 15.7% 23%±1.2Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.8%Lowest CA: 37.1% 43.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6% 6.7%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,569±$8kHighest 15% above CA $113,428±$6kLowest 14% above CA
Glendora and Camarillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $862,700±$13kHighest 17% above CA $827,300±$14kLowest 13% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,254±$64Lowest 11% above CA $2,734±$100Highest 34% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,895Highest 15% above CA $5,399Lowest 5% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.9%±4.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 62.5%±6Highest CA: 55.3%
Camarillo and Glendora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.3%Lowest CA: 12% 8.5%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 64.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than CA 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 15% above CA 23 minLowest 20% below CA
Work from home 17.8%±2.1Lowest CA: 17.2% 18.6%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Camarillo and Glendora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.3%Lowest 17.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (13%)Los Angeles (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CamarilloFew work in Glendora
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 32.9%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.1 miHighest 8.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Lowest 30Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.3Lowest 94.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #33 of 574 in CA#141 of 574 in CA
School district San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program · Glendora UnifiedVentura County ROP · Oxnard Union High
High school in town Glendora HighAdolfo Camarillo High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.1Lowest 25.1Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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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