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

B−WalnutSafer than 47% of U.S. towns –IndustryNot graded

Schools

AWalnutBetter than 89% of districts in the state B+IndustryBetter than 69% of districts in the state

Health

AWalnutHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns –IndustryNot graded

Where they are

Walnut and Industry share a border

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

WalnutIndustry

Walnut ↔ Industry4.9 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

665 Walnut residents work in Industry (5.9% 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

WalnutIndustry

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 90th

Outdoors & history

WalnutIndustry

Trails28 mi 8 mi

Conserved land9.4%5.2%

Settled1959 1957

National Register places—4

Archive photos6 12

Famous people born here6 1

Community

WalnutIndustry

Library hours a week40 hrs —

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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

WalnutIndustry

People

Population 27,611Highest 210Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.5% CA: +6.1% —

Median age 46.8±1.7Lowest 23% above CA 47±20.6Highest 24% above CA

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

Kids under 18 19.8%±1.9Highest CA: 22% 17.6%±11.6Lowest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 24%±1.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 35.7%±22.4Highest CA: 15.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 20.2%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.1%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6% 3.8%±7.4Lowest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $129,449±$14kHighest 31% above CA $59,167±$23kLowest 40% below CA

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,014,000±$38k 38% above CA —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,202±$442Highest 57% above CA $1,375±$634Lowest 32% below CA

Property taxmedian, yearly $7,897 54% above CA —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±6.7Highest CA: 55.3% 33.3%±19Lowest CA: 55.3%

Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest CA: 12% 18.7%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 8.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 17% above CA 26 minLowest 9% below CA

Work from home 19.7%±2.7Highest CA: 17.2% 16.1%±16.3Lowest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.6%Lowest 28.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Lowest 239.14Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (14%)Los Angeles (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in IndustryFew work in Walnut

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.4%Highest 5.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 28.1 miHighest 7.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.1 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.1Highest 28.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #31 of 574 in CA—

School district Rowland Unified · Walnut Valley UnifiedBassett Unified · Hacienda la Puente Unified

High school in town Walnut HighWilliam Workman High

Students per teacherat that high school 23.2Highest 18.9Lowest

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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