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Walnut vs Pomona

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

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

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

Walnut and Pomona share a border

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

WalnutPomonaWalnutPomona
Walnut ↔ Pomona5.6 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
WalnutPomona
Snow a year0″0″
January low—43°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—354d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th96th
Outdoors & history
WalnutPomona
Trails28 mi6 mi
Conserved land9.4%2.8%
Settled19591888
National Register places—12
Archive photos617
Famous people born here677
Community
WalnutPomona
Library hours a week40 hrs34 hrs
Colleges in town12
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.

WalnutPomona
People
Population 27,611Lowest 147,943Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.5%Lowest CA: +6.1% +1.8%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 46.8±1.7Highest 23% above CA 36±0.7Lowest 5% below CA
Kids under 18 19.8%±1.9Lowest CA: 22% 22.9%±1Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 24%±1.9Highest CA: 15.7% 13.4%±0.8Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 20.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.1%±1.2Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.3%±0.6Highest 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 $129,449±$14kHighest 31% above CA $79,479±$3kLowest 20% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,014,000±$38kHighest 38% above CA $593,800±$9kLowest 19% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,202±$442Highest 57% above CA $1,810±$38Lowest 11% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,897Highest 54% above CA $3,717Lowest 27% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±6.7Highest CA: 55.3% 60.4%±3Lowest 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 10.1%Lowest CA: 12% 14.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 54%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 17% above CA 32 minLowest 11% above CA
Work from home 19.7%±2.7Highest CA: 17.2% 9.3%±0.9Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 7.6%Lowest 10.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Lowest 0.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (14%)Los Angeles (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in PomonaFew work in Walnut
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.4%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 28.1 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Lowest 26Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.1Lowest 105Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #31 of 574 in CA#336 of 574 in CA
School district Rowland Unified · Walnut Valley UnifiedSchool of Arts and Enterprise District · Pomona Unified
High school in town Walnut HighGarey High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.2Highest 20.9Lowest
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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