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Tustin vs Burbank

43 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.7× in Burbank) and work from home (+11.2 pts in Burbank).

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Tustin, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 78,981 people
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Burbank, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 104,546 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 · Report cards

Tustin places higher on 13 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Tustin$6,750/mo
Typical home $1.16M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $2,449/mo · Housing →
Burbank$6,720/mo
Typical home $1.18M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $2,192/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
TustinBurbank
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)365d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th94th
Outdoors & history
TustinBurbank
Conserved land4%20.3%
Settled—1887
National Register places43
Archive photos196
Famous people born here1747
Community
TustinBurbank
Library hours a week60 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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.

Where they are

43 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tustin ↔ Burbank43 miles apart
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.

TustinBurbank
People
Population 78,981Lowest 104,546Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Highest CA: +6.1% +3.9%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.5±1.3Lowest about the CA average 40.1±1Highest 6% above CA
Kids under 18 22.5%±1.6Highest CA: 22% 19.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 13.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 16.3%±1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.4%Highest CA: 37.1% 47.1%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 7.5%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6%
Tustin and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,503±$6kHighest 13% above CA $97,082±$5kLowest about the CA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $950,400±$31kLowest 29% above CA $1,089,100±$22kHighest 48% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,449±$57Highest 20% above CA $2,192±$51Lowest 8% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,725Highest 31% above CA $6,106Lowest 19% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.6%±4.8Highest CA: 55.3% 59.4%±3.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
Tustin and Burbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.9%Lowest CA: 12% 10.7%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 43.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 21% below CA 26 minHighest 9% below CA
Work from home 19.2%±1.9Lowest CA: 17.2% 30.4%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 7.2%Lowest 24.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.37Lowest 3.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Irvine (17%)Los Angeles (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BurbankFew work in Tustin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4%Lowest 20.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.8 miLowest 21.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 23Lowest 28Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 132Highest 83.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #291 of 574 in CA#113 of 574 in CA
School district Tustin UnifiedBurbank Unified
High school in town Tustin HighBurbank High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.9Lowest 25.5Highest
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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