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La Palma vs Cypress

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.9× in Cypress) and size (3.2× in Cypress).

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La Palma, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 15,272 people
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Cypress, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 49,498 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.

La PalmaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#15 most walkable in CA0.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#128 for schools in CAof 574 towns All about La Palma →
CypressAn outdoors town
Outdoors#53 most walkable in CA3.5 miles of trails across 19 parks and preserves Schools#84 for schools in CAof 574 towns HealthHealthier than 86%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Cypress →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails3.9×
Cypress has more miles of trail
Cypress 3.5 miLa Palma 0.9 mi
Size3.2×
Cypress is the bigger place
Cypress 49,498La Palma 15,272
Growth since 2010+4.8 pts
Cypress has grown faster since 2010
Cypress +4.9%La Palma +0.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $630 more a month in La Palma

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.

La Palma$6,830/mo
Typical home $1.19M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $2,262/mo · Housing →
Cypress$6,200/mo
Typical home $1.07M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $2,483/mo · Housing →

The difference: $630 a month, about $7,600 a year, between La Palma and Cypress.

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.

Where they are

La Palma and Cypress share a border

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

La PalmaCypressLa PalmaCypress
La Palma ↔ Cypress2.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
211 La Palma residents work in Cypress (3% of its workers)
Work & commute in La Palma →
Report cards

Cypress places higher on 10 of 21 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+La PalmaSafer than 40% of U.S. towns C+CypressSafer than 35% of U.S. towns
Schools
BLa PalmaBetter than 63% of districts in the state BCypressBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
A−La PalmaHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns ACypressHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns
9La Palma
10Cypress

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #390#205 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #644#391 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #656#479 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #320#215 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #410#310 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #569#654 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #467#540 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #434#393

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

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
La PalmaCypress
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st89th
Outdoors & history
La PalmaCypress
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land3.1%2.1%
Settled1955—
Archive photos42
Famous people born here—12
Community
La PalmaCypress
Library hours a week44 hrs28 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

La PalmaCypress
People
Population 15,272Lowest 49,498Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +4.9%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 45.1±2.7Highest 19% above CA 41.4±1.1Lowest 9% above CA
La Palma and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±2.6Lowest CA: 22% 22.1%±1.8Highest CA: 22%
Cypress and La Palma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±2.6Highest CA: 15.7% 16.8%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
La Palma and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 50.7%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.4%±1.7Highest CA: 7.6% 7.6%±1Lowest CA: 7.6%
La Palma and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,989±$17kLowest 19% above CA $130,215±$8kHighest 31% above CA
Cypress and La Palma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $973,600±$38kHighest 33% above CA $913,900±$19kLowest 24% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,262±$113Lowest 11% above CA $2,483±$104Highest 22% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,959Lowest 16% above CA $6,066Highest 18% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.6%±11.9Highest CA: 55.3% 55.5%±5.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
La Palma and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5%Lowest CA: 12% 6.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 68.1%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 4 yrs older than CA 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 13% above CA 29 minLowest about the CA average
Work from home 15.8%±2.9Lowest CA: 17.2% 20.2%±2.4Highest CA: 17.2%
Cypress and La Palma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (11%)Los Angeles (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in CypressFew work in La Palma
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 3.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 19Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 168Highest 147Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #128 of 574 in CA#84 of 574 in CA
School district Anaheim Union High · Centralia ElementaryAnaheim Union High · Cypress Elementary
High school in town John F. Kennedy HighCypress High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.8Lowest 26.9Highest
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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