Walnut Park vs Glendale

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Walnut Park, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Glendale, CA

Area Score

Bottom 5% nationally

Signals

Walnut Park

Glendale

Opportunity

30 · Bottom 6%

42 · Bottom 20%

Climate

100 · Top 4%

Physical resilience

11 · Bottom 4%

Housing affordability

55 · Bottom 15%

28 · Bottom 1%

Access

99 · Top 8%

97 · Top 23%

Economic stability

50 · Bottom 32%

53 · Bottom 37%

Measured values

Metric	Walnut Park	Glendale	Source period
Population	14,958	190,748	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$80,331	$88,393	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$24,357	$49,653	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	19,971/sq mi	6,258/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$589,000	$1,102,300	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,483	$2,182	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	51.0%	35.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.2%	July 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.8%	-1.6%	July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	47.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	17.1%	12.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	82°F	87°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	49°F	45°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	14.3"	13.9"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	11 mi	14 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	36.4 min	30.0 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	36.7	41.4	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

Walnut Park

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

Glendale

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

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