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Vincent vs Azusa

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (23.3× in Azusa) and jobs per worker (7.9× in Azusa).

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Vincent, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 15,340 people
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Azusa, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 49,031 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.

VincentAn outdoors town
Outdoors#18 most walkable in CA0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 56%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 73%of CA districts All about Vincent →
AzusaOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 61%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#343 most walkable in CA7.0 miles of trails across 20 parks and preserves College town1 collegeAzusa Pacific University All about Azusa →
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.

Trails23.3×
Azusa has more miles of trail
Azusa 7.0 miVincent 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker7.9×
Azusa is more of a job hub
Azusa 0.71Vincent 0.09
Homeowners+22.7 pts renters
Azusa has more renters
Vincent 77.9%Azusa 55.2%
Street grid2×
Vincent has the more walkable street grid
Vincent 166Azusa 83.3
Size3.2×
Azusa is the bigger place
Azusa 49,031Vincent 15,340
Typical home built14 yrs
Vincent’s homes are older
Azusa 1970Vincent 1956
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Azusa

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.

Vincent$3,690/mo
Typical home $635K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $2,064/mo · Housing →
Azusa$4,140/mo
Typical home $709K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,887/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Azusa and Vincent.

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

Vincent and Azusa share a border

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

VincentAzusaVincentAzusa
Vincent ↔ Azusa2.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
178 Vincent residents work in Azusa (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Vincent →
Report cards

Azusa places higher on 8 of 16 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
–VincentNot graded C+AzusaSafer than 37% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+VincentBetter than 73% of districts in the state BAzusaBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Health
BVincentHealthier than 56% of U.S. towns BAzusaHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns
7Vincent
8Azusa

Lists won, of 16 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #18#343 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #656#363 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #379#502 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #366#460 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #487#409 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #308#247 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #517#456 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #645#602

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Vincent’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
VincentAzusa
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th88th
Outdoors & history
VincentAzusa
Trails0 mi7 mi
Conserved land1%5.4%
Settled—1887
National Register places—1
Archive photos19
Famous people born here—19
Community
VincentAzusa
Library hours a week—42 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

VincentAzusa
People
Population 15,340Lowest 49,031Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +7.8% CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.5±1.6Highest about the CA average 34.4±1.3Lowest 9% below CA
Kids under 18 21.4%±2.6Highest CA: 22% 21.1%±1.6Lowest CA: 22%
Vincent and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±1.4Highest CA: 15.7% 12.7%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
Vincent and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 27.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.5%±1.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 11.4%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $100,443±$5kHighest about the CA average $90,721±$5kLowest 8% below CA
Vincent and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $634,700±$13kLowest 14% below CA $641,400±$19kHighest 13% below CA
Azusa and Vincent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,064±$373Highest about the CA average $1,887±$54Lowest 7% below CA
Vincent and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,365Lowest 15% below CA $4,602Highest 10% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.9%±7.5Lowest CA: 55.3% 53.7%±6.2Highest CA: 55.3%
Azusa and Vincent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.7%Lowest CA: 12% 13.2%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 55.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than CA 1970Highest 6 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 6% above CA 30 minLowest 5% above CA
Work from home 13.8%±6.2Highest CA: 17.2% 10%±1.8Lowest CA: 17.2%
Vincent and Azusa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (14%)Los Angeles (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in AzusaFew work in Vincent
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 5.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 7.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 20Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 166Highest 83.3Lowest
Schools
School district Covina-Valley UnifiedAzusa Unified
High school in town None in townAzusa High
Students per teacherat that high school — 20.5
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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