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Hemet vs Baldwin Park

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.9× in Hemet) and home values (+72% in Baldwin Park).

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Hemet, CAHomes around $444KCalifornia · 91,326 people
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Baldwin Park, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 70,138 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,570 more a month in Baldwin Park

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.

Hemet$2,580/mo
Typical home $444K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,575/mo · Housing →
Baldwin Park$4,150/mo
Typical home $711K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,867/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,570 a month, about $18,800 a year, between Baldwin Park and Hemet.

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

Baldwin Park places higher on 11 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.

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
HemetBaldwin Park
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F—
July high95°F—
Growing season (days)315d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th81st
Outdoors & history
HemetBaldwin Park
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land8.8%0.7%
Archive photos—8
Famous people born here2414
Community
HemetBaldwin Park
Library hours a week34 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.

Where they are

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hemet ↔ Baldwin Park61 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.

HemetBaldwin Park
People
Population 91,326Highest 70,138Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.2%Highest CA: +6.1% -4.3%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 39.8±1.7Highest 5% above CA 38.2±1.4Lowest about the CA average
Hemet and Baldwin Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±1.7Highest CA: 22% 21.4%±1.5Lowest CA: 22%
Hemet and Baldwin Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.8%±1.3Highest CA: 15.7% 15%±1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 15.1%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±1Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.7%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,719±$3kLowest 42% below CA $80,663±$3kHighest 19% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $352,200±$13kLowest 52% below CA $606,900±$9kHighest 17% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,575±$71Lowest 23% below CA $1,867±$58Highest 8% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,431Lowest 53% below CA $4,301Highest 16% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.2%±4.2Highest CA: 55.3% 57.3%±5.6Lowest CA: 55.3%
Hemet and Baldwin Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.9%Highest CA: 12% 13.5%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 57.7%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than CA 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 27% above CA 29 minLowest about the CA average
Work from home 11.5%±1.6Highest CA: 17.2% 6.6%±1.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 12.4%Highest 7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Jacinto (5%)Los Angeles (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Baldwin ParkFew work in Hemet
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.8 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 73.2Lowest 107Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #389 of 574 in CA#311 of 574 in CA
School district Hemet UnifiedBaldwin Park Unified
High school in town West Valley HighSierra Vista High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.7Highest 20.3Lowest
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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