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Industry vs Diamond Bar

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (298.9× in Industry) and size (254.1× in Diamond Bar).

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Industry, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 210 people
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Diamond Bar, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 53,355 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.

IndustryA regional job hub
Work59,067 jobsbased in Industry, a regional job hub HistorySettled in 19574 places on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 69%of CA districts All about Industry →
Diamond BarKnown for its schools
Schools#21 for schools in CAof 574 towns HealthHealthier than 86%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$1.01M typical home32% above the CA typical home All about Diamond Bar →
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.

Jobs per worker298.9×
Industry is more of a job hub
Industry 239.14Diamond Bar 0.80
Size254.1×
Diamond Bar is the bigger place
Diamond Bar 53,355Industry 210
Homeowners+69 pts renters
Industry has more renters
Diamond Bar 77.3%Industry 8.3%
Rent+83%
Rent runs higher in Diamond Bar
Diamond Bar $2,521Industry $1,375
Household income+83%
Households in Diamond Bar earn more
Diamond Bar $108,281Industry $59,167
Bachelor’s degree++32.6 pts
More adults in Diamond Bar have a degree
Diamond Bar 52.8%Industry 20.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Industry and Diamond Bar share a border

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

IndustryDiamond BarIndustryDiamond Bar
Industry ↔ Diamond Bar7.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,242 Diamond Bar residents work in Industry (5.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Diamond Bar →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
–IndustryNot graded C+Diamond BarSafer than 42% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+IndustryBetter than 69% of districts in the state B+Diamond BarBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
–IndustryNot graded ADiamond BarHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns
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
IndustryDiamond Bar
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th85th
Outdoors & history
IndustryDiamond Bar
Trails8 mi7 mi
Conserved land5.2%4.3%
Settled19571989
National Register places4—
Archive photos145
Famous people born here113
Community
IndustryDiamond Bar
Library hours a week—56 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.

IndustryDiamond Bar
People
Population 210Lowest 53,355Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -0.8% CA: +6.1%
Median age 47±20.6Highest 24% above CA 45.7±0.9Lowest 21% above CA
Industry and Diamond Bar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±11.6Lowest CA: 22% 19%±1.5Highest CA: 22%
Diamond Bar and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.7%±22.4Highest CA: 15.7% 21%±1.5Lowest CA: 15.7%
Industry and Diamond Bar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Lowest CA: 37.1% 52.8%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±7.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 9.2%±1Highest CA: 7.6%
Diamond Bar and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,167±$23kLowest 40% below CA $108,281±$7kHighest 9% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $902,200±$18k 23% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$634Lowest 32% below CA $2,521±$121Highest 24% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly — $6,634 29% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±19Lowest CA: 55.3% 65.1%±6.8Highest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 18.7%Highest CA: 12% 10%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 8.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 77.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% below CA 33 minHighest 16% above CA
Work from home 16.1%±16.3Lowest CA: 17.2% 18.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Diamond Bar and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 28.3%Highest 8.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 239.14Highest 0.80Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (12%)Los Angeles (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Diamond Bar6% work in Industry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 4.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miHighest 7.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 12Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.6Lowest 66.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#21 of 574 in CA
School district Bassett Unified · Hacienda la Puente UnifiedPomona Unified · Walnut Valley Unified
High school in town William Workman HighDiamond Bar High
Students per teacherat that high school 18.9Lowest 26.0Highest
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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