Cudahy vs Willowbrook

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Cudahy, CA

Area Score

Bottom 1% nationally

Willowbrook, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Cudahy

Willowbrook

Opportunity

20 · Bottom 1%

26 · Bottom 4%

Climate

100 · Top 4%

Physical resilience

11 · Bottom 4%

Housing affordability

18 · Bottom 1%

28 · Bottom 1%

Access

99 · Top 3%

100 · Top 3%

Economic stability

43 · Bottom 21%

48 · Bottom 28%

Measured values

Metric	Cudahy	Willowbrook	Source period
Population	22,087	21,681	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$56,615	$62,582	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$18,968	$22,036	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	18,781/sq mi	12,928/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$494,100	$559,200	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,711	$1,570	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	14.2%	42.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.2%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.6%	-1.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	11.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	28.7%	18.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	82°F	77°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	49°F	49°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	14.3"	11.8"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	10 mi	9 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	34.3 min	36.2 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	30.7	33.5	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

Cudahy

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

Willowbrook

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

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