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La Puente vs Industry

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

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La Puente, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 37,142 people
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Industry, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 210 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 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 →
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 →
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

La Puente and Industry share a border

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

La PuenteIndustryLa PuenteIndustry
La Puente ↔ Industry0.9 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
CLa PuenteSafer than 31% of U.S. towns –IndustryNot graded
Schools
A−La PuenteBetter than 77% of districts in the state B+IndustryBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
C+La PuenteHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns –IndustryNot graded
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 PuenteIndustry
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th90th
Outdoors & history
La PuenteIndustry
Trails0 mi8 mi
Conserved land3.9%5.2%
Settled19561957
National Register places14
Archive photos914
Famous people born here101
Community
La PuenteIndustry
Library hours a week56 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.

La PuenteIndustry
People
Population 37,142Highest 210Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.4% CA: +6.1% —
Median age 37.9±1.7Lowest about the CA average 47±20.6Highest 24% above CA
Industry and La Puente are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±1.6Highest CA: 22% 17.6%±11.6Lowest 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+ 14%±1.5Lowest CA: 15.7% 35.7%±22.4Highest 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+ 13.2%Lowest CA: 37.1% 20.2%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±1Highest CA: 7.6% 3.8%±7.4Lowest 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 $86,602±$6kHighest 13% below CA $59,167±$23kLowest 40% 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 $1,849±$77Highest 9% below CA $1,375±$634Lowest 32% 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 55.5%±6.5Highest CA: 55.3% 33.3%±19Lowest 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 11.3%Lowest CA: 12% 18.7%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 8.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 18 yrs older than CA 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 8% above CA 26 minLowest 9% below CA
Work from home 4.4%±1.3Lowest CA: 17.2% 16.1%±16.3Highest 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 3.5%Lowest 28.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 239.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (14%)Los Angeles (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in Industry2% work in La Puente
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 7.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 137Highest 28.6Lowest
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 La Puente HighWilliam Workman High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.1Highest 18.9Lowest
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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