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Pomona vs Walnut

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (4.8× in Walnut) and property tax bill (2.1× in Walnut).

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Pomona, CAHometown of 77 notable peopleCalifornia · 147,943 people
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Walnut, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 27,611 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,960 more a month in Walnut

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.

Pomona$3,930/mo
Typical home $682K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,810/mo · Housing →
Walnut$6,900/mo
Typical home $1.17M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $3,202/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,960 a month, about $35,600 a year, between Walnut and Pomona.

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

Walnut places higher on 15 of 23 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.

Where they are

Pomona and Walnut share a border

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

PomonaWalnutPomonaWalnut
Pomona ↔ Walnut5.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
346 Walnut residents work in Pomona (3% 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
PomonaWalnut
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)354d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th87th
Outdoors & history
PomonaWalnut
Trails6 mi28 mi
Conserved land2.8%9.4%
Settled18881959
National Register places12—
Archive photos176
Famous people born here776
Community
PomonaWalnut
Library hours a week34 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town21
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.

PomonaWalnut
People
Population 147,943Highest 27,611Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.8%Highest CA: +6.1% -2.5%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36±0.7Lowest 5% below CA 46.8±1.7Highest 23% above CA
Kids under 18 22.9%±1Highest CA: 22% 19.8%±1.9Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 13.4%±0.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 24%±1.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.3%Lowest CA: 37.1% 57.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±0.6Highest CA: 7.6% 7.1%±1.2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Pomona and Walnut are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,479±$3kLowest 20% below CA $129,449±$14kHighest 31% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $593,800±$9kLowest 19% below CA $1,014,000±$38kHighest 38% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,810±$38Lowest 11% below CA $3,202±$442Highest 57% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,717Lowest 27% below CA $7,897Highest 54% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.4%±3Lowest CA: 55.3% 61.5%±6.7Highest CA: 55.3%
Walnut and Pomona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.3%Highest CA: 12% 10.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54%Lowest CA: 55.9% 83.8%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than CA 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 11% above CA 34 minHighest 17% above CA
Work from home 9.3%±0.9Lowest CA: 17.2% 19.7%±2.7Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 10.8%Highest 7.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.79Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (10%)Los Angeles (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walnut3% work in Pomona
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 9.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.8 miLowest 28.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 3.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 26Highest 12Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Highest 82.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #336 of 574 in CA#31 of 574 in CA
School district School of Arts and Enterprise District · Pomona UnifiedRowland Unified · Walnut Valley Unified
High school in town Garey HighWalnut High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.9Lowest 23.2Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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