Hemet vs Willowbrook

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Hemet, CA

Area Score

Bottom 6% nationally

Willowbrook, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Hemet

Willowbrook

Opportunity

31 · Bottom 7%

26 · Bottom 4%

Climate

100 · Top 4%

Physical resilience

4 · Bottom 1%

11 · Bottom 4%

Housing affordability

39 · Bottom 4%

28 · Bottom 1%

Access

88 · Bottom 36%

100 · Top 3%

Economic stability

38 · Bottom 16%

48 · Bottom 28%

Measured values

Metric	Hemet	Willowbrook	Source period
Population	91,326	21,681	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$57,719	$62,582	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$30,507	$22,036	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	3,121/sq mi	12,928/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$352,200	$559,200	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,575	$1,570	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	62.3%	42.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.2%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.4%	-1.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	11.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	14.9%	18.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	87°F	77°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	47°F	49°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	15.3"	11.8"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	28 mi	9 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	38.8 min	36.2 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	39.8	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

Hemet

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, inland flooding, earthquake.

Willowbrook

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

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