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Industry vs La Puente

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (747.3× in Industry) and size (176.9× in La Puente).

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Industry, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 210 people
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La Puente, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 37,142 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 →
La PuenteKnown for its schools
Schools#228 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#79 most walkable in CA0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health60% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about La Puente →
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 worker747.3×
Industry is more of a job hub
Industry 239.14La Puente 0.32
Size176.9×
La Puente is the bigger place
La Puente 37,142Industry 210
Trails38.5×
Industry has more miles of trail
Industry 7.7 miLa Puente 0.2 mi
Street grid4.8×
La Puente has the more walkable street grid
La Puente 137Industry 28.6
Homeowners+52.1 pts renters
Industry has more renters
La Puente 60.4%Industry 8.3%
Work in town+24.8 pts
More of Industry’s workers stay in town
Industry 28.3%La Puente 3.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Industry and La Puente share a border

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

IndustryLa PuenteIndustryLa Puente
Industry ↔ La Puente0.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,417 La Puente residents work in Industry (9% of its workers)
5 Industry residents work in La Puente (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in La Puente →
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 CLa PuenteSafer than 31% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+IndustryBetter than 69% of districts in the state A−La PuenteBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
–IndustryNot graded C+La PuenteHealthier than 40% 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
IndustryLa Puente
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th96th
Outdoors & history
IndustryLa Puente
Trails8 mi0 mi
Conserved land5.2%3.9%
Settled19571956
National Register places41
Archive photos149
Famous people born here110
Community
IndustryLa Puente
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.

IndustryLa Puente
People
Population 210Lowest 37,142Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -4.4% CA: +6.1%
Median age 47±20.6Highest 24% above CA 37.9±1.7Lowest about the CA average
Industry and La Puente 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% 20.6%±1.6Highest CA: 22%
La Puente 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% 14%±1.5Lowest CA: 15.7%
Industry and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.2%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±7.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 7%±1Highest CA: 7.6%
La Puente 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 $86,602±$6kHighest 13% below CA
La Puente and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $617,700±$12k 16% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$634Lowest 32% below CA $1,849±$77Highest 9% below CA
La Puente and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,727 27% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±19Lowest CA: 55.3% 55.5%±6.5Highest CA: 55.3%
La Puente and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.7%Highest CA: 12% 11.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 8.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 60.4%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA 1958Highest 18 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% below CA 31 minHighest 8% above CA
Work from home 16.1%±16.3Highest CA: 17.2% 4.4%±1.3Lowest CA: 17.2%
Industry and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 28.3%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 239.14Highest 0.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (12%)Los Angeles (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in La Puente9% work in Industry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.6Lowest 137Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#228 of 574 in CA
School district Bassett Unified · Hacienda la Puente UnifiedBassett Unified · Hacienda la Puente Unified
High school in town William Workman HighLa Puente High
Students per teacherat that high school 18.9Lowest 21.1Highest
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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