Bostonia vs Lemon Grove

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Bostonia, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Lemon Grove, CA

Area Score

Bottom 15% nationally

Signals

Bostonia

Lemon Grove

Opportunity

51 · Bottom 40%

46 · Bottom 28%

Climate

100 · Top 4%

Physical resilience

9 · Bottom 3%

Housing affordability

40 · Bottom 4%

43 · Bottom 6%

Access

60 · Bottom 7%

55 · Bottom 5%

Economic stability

61 · Top 49%

66 · Top 37%

Measured values

Metric	Bostonia	Lemon Grove	Source period
Population	16,765	27,686	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$78,878	$88,009	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$34,412	$36,672	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	8,705/sq mi	7,137/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$487,600	$705,400	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,087	$1,893	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	42.3%	52.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.0%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.1%	-1.1%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	20.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	13.6%	9.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	80°F	80°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	46°F	46°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	11.0"	11.0"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	72 mi	80 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	26.6 min	29.9 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	34.2	37.1	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Bostonia

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, earthquake.

Lemon Grove

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, earthquake.

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