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Industry vs Walnut

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (302.7× in Industry) and size (131.5× in Walnut).

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Industry, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 210 people
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Walnut, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 27,611 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 SchoolsBetter than 69%of CA districts HistorySettled in 19574 places on the National Register All about Industry →
WalnutKnown for its schools
Schools#31 for schools in CAof 574 towns HealthHealthier than 86%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#76 most trails in CA28 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves All about Walnut →
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 worker302.7×
Industry is more of a job hub
Industry 239.14Walnut 0.79
Size131.5×
Walnut is the bigger place
Walnut 27,611Industry 210
Rent2.3×
Rent runs higher in Walnut
Walnut $3,202Industry $1,375
Household income2.2×
Households in Walnut earn more
Walnut $129,449Industry $59,167
Homeowners+75.5 pts renters
Industry has more renters
Walnut 83.8%Industry 8.3%
Trails3.6×
Walnut has more miles of trail
Walnut 28.1 miIndustry 7.7 mi
★ What stands out · 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 B−WalnutSafer than 47% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+IndustryBetter than 69% of districts in the state AWalnutBetter than 89% of districts in the state
Health
–IndustryNot graded AWalnutHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Industry and Walnut share a border

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

IndustryWalnutIndustryWalnut
Industry ↔ Walnut4.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
665 Walnut residents work in Industry (5.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Walnut →
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
IndustryWalnut
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th87th
Outdoors & history
IndustryWalnut
Trails8 mi28 mi
Conserved land5.2%9.4%
Settled19571959
National Register places4—
Archive photos126
Famous people born here16
Community
IndustryWalnut
Library hours a week—40 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

IndustryWalnut
People
Population 210Lowest 27,611Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2.5% CA: +6.1%
Median age 47±20.6Highest 24% above CA 46.8±1.7Lowest 23% above CA
Industry and Walnut 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% 19.8%±1.9Highest CA: 22%
Walnut 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% 24%±1.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Industry and Walnut 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% 57.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±7.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.1%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6%
Walnut 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 $129,449±$14kHighest 31% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $1,014,000±$38k 38% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$634Lowest 32% below CA $3,202±$442Highest 57% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly — $7,897 54% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±19Lowest CA: 55.3% 61.5%±6.7Highest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 18.7%Highest CA: 12% 10.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 8.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 83.8%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% below CA 34 minHighest 17% above CA
Work from home 16.1%±16.3Lowest CA: 17.2% 19.7%±2.7Highest CA: 17.2%
Walnut 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 7.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 239.14Highest 0.79Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (12%)Los Angeles (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walnut6% work in Industry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Lowest 9.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miLowest 28.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 3.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 12Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.6Lowest 82.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#31 of 574 in CA
School district Bassett Unified · Hacienda la Puente UnifiedRowland Unified · Walnut Valley Unified
High school in town William Workman HighWalnut High
Students per teacherat that high school 18.9Lowest 23.2Highest
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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