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Willowbrook vs Compton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+31.8 pts in Compton) and trails (3.3× in Compton).

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Willowbrook, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 21,681 people
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Compton, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 92,698 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.

WillowbrookOne of the healthiest towns
Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#150 most walkable in CA0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Schools#143 for schools in CAof 574 towns All about Willowbrook →
ComptonAn outdoors town
Outdoors#90 most walkable in CA1.0 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves Famous people59 notable peopleborn in Compton Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Compton →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+31.8 pts
Compton has grown faster since 2010
Compton -0.7%Willowbrook -32.5%
Trails3.3×
Compton has more miles of trail
Compton 1.0 miWillowbrook 0.3 mi
Size4.3×
Compton is the bigger place
Compton 92,698Willowbrook 21,681
Homeowners+13.6 pts renters
Willowbrook has more renters
Compton 56.4%Willowbrook 42.8%
Work from home+4.4 pts
More people work from home in Willowbrook
Willowbrook 9.4%Compton 5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Willowbrook and Compton share a border

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

WillowbrookComptonWillowbrookCompton
Willowbrook ↔ Compton1.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
329 Willowbrook residents work in Compton (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Willowbrook →
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.

Willowbrook$3,840/mo
Typical home $661K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,570/mo · Housing →
Compton$3,750/mo
Typical home $638K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,664/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Willowbrook and Compton.

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

Willowbrook places higher on 10 of 19 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
–WillowbrookNot graded D−ComptonSafer than 2% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−WillowbrookBetter than 54% of districts in the state B−ComptonBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
C−WillowbrookHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns C−ComptonHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns
10Willowbrook
7Compton

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #527#698 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #338#251 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #811#666 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #714#584 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #674#560 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #14#105 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #560#623 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #323#388

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Willowbrook’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
WillowbrookCompton
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th91st
Outdoors & history
WillowbrookCompton
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.9%1.3%
National Register places—1
Archive photos35
Famous people born here—59
Community
WillowbrookCompton
Library hours a week56 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town11
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.

WillowbrookCompton
People
Population 21,681Lowest 92,698Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -32.5%Lowest CA: +6.1% -0.7%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.5±2.6Highest 12% below CA 33.3±1.1Lowest 12% below CA
Willowbrook and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±2.9Lowest CA: 22% 27.3%±1.5Highest CA: 22%
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.3%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.7%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7%
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Highest CA: 37.1% 10.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6% 6%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Willowbrook and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,582±$13kLowest 37% below CA $78,465±$4kHighest 21% below CA
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $559,200±$33kLowest 24% below CA $580,200±$10kHighest 21% below CA
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,570±$123Lowest 23% below CA $1,664±$62Highest 18% below CA
Compton and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,804Lowest 26% below CA $4,358Highest 15% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.2%±8.6Highest CA: 55.3% 57.5%±4.1Lowest CA: 55.3%
Willowbrook and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.3%Highest CA: 12% 17.9%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 42.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 56.4%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 9 yrs older than CA 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 15% above CA 31 minLowest 6% above CA
Work from home 9.4%±3.3Highest CA: 17.2% 5%±1Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (26%)Los Angeles (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in ComptonFew work in Willowbrook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 119Lowest 133Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #143 of 574 in CA—
School district Compton Unified · Los Angeles UnifiedCompton Unified ROP · KIPP Compton Community District
High school in town King/Drew Medical Magnet HighManuel Dominguez High
Students per teacherat that high school 19.5Lowest 21.9Highest
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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