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Maywood vs Bell

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.4× in Bell) and street grid (+66% in Maywood).

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Maywood, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 24,317 people

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Bell, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 32,476 people

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.

MaywoodAn outdoors town

Outdoors#19 most walkable in CA0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$642K typical home16% below the CA typical home All about Maywood →

BellKnown for its schools

Schools#131 for schools in CAof 574 towns

Outdoors#245 most walkable in CA0.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Bell →

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.

Jobs per worker2.4×

Bell is more of a job hub

Bell 0.90Maywood 0.38

Street grid+66%

Maywood has the more walkable street grid

Maywood 164Bell 99.0

Property tax bill+20%

Tax bills are bigger in Bell

Bell $4,770Maywood $3,987

★ What stands out · Where they are

Maywood and Bell share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MaywoodBell

Maywood ↔ Bell0.8 miles apart · They share a border

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Bell

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.

Down paymentRate%

Maywood$3,700/mo

Typical home $642K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,525/mo · Housing →

Bell$4,040/mo

Typical home $683K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,575/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Bell and Maywood.

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.

Report cards

Bell places higher on 11 of 22 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−MaywoodSafer than 21% of U.S. towns C−BellSafer than 21% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−MaywoodBetter than 49% of districts in the state C+BellBetter than 44% of districts in the state

Health

C−MaywoodHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns C−BellHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns

6Maywood

11Bell

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #224#386 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #19#245 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #285#131 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #583#702 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #354#455 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #594#532 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #275#222 Most affordableCost of living · 835 towns #411#367

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Maywood’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

MaywoodBell

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 80th

Outdoors & history

MaywoodBell

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.7%0.6%

Settled1924 1913

Archive photos5 12

Famous people born here13 19

Community

MaywoodBell

Library hours a week40 hrs 40 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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.

Only big differences vs California average

MaywoodBell

People

Population 24,317Lowest 32,476Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% -5.4%Highest CA: +6.1%

Median age 33.4±1.1Lowest 12% below CA 34.3±1.4Highest 9% below CA

Bell and Maywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.5%±2.2Lowest CA: 22% 26.3%±2.5Highest CA: 22%

Bell and Maywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.1%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7% 11.4%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7%

Bell and Maywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 9.7%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.5%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6%

Bell and Maywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,943±$6kLowest 39% below CA $61,020±$5kHighest 38% below CA

Bell and Maywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $634,400±$14kHighest 14% below CA $591,600±$32kLowest 19% below CA

Maywood and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,525±$67Lowest 25% below CA $1,575±$59Highest 23% below CA

Bell and Maywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,987Lowest 22% below CA $4,770Highest 7% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.1%±6.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 64%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3%

Bell and Maywood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 19.4%Lowest CA: 12% 21.6%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 30.5%Highest CA: 55.9% 26.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 23 yrs older than CA 1956Highest 20 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 8% above CA 30 minLowest 5% above CA

Work from home 4.6%±1.6Highest CA: 17.2% 4.1%±1.5Lowest CA: 17.2%

Maywood and Bell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 4.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 9.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 0.90Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (26%)Los Angeles (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BellFew work in Maywood

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 164Highest 99.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #285 of 574 in CA #131 of 574 in CA

School district Los Angeles UnifiedMagnolia Science Academy Bell District · Los Angeles Unified

High school in town Maywood Center for Enriched StudiesBell Senior High

Students per teacherat that high school 18.8Lowest 20.7Highest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Maywood neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

Maywood's History and Growth

1 neighbor in Maywood can answer.

Bell neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Maywood

Vernon331 people · $917K homes

Huntington Park53,108 people · $573K homes

Towns like Maywood

Bell Gardens38,229 people · $564K homes

San Pablo31,720 people · $552K homes

Lawndale30,781 people · $782K homes

King City13,604 people · $450K homes

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.