Willowbrook vs Irvine

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Willowbrook, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Irvine, CA

Area Score

Bottom 30% nationally

Signals

Willowbrook

Irvine

Opportunity

26 · Bottom 4%

62 · Top 38%

Climate

100 · Top 4%

Physical resilience

11 · Bottom 4%

12 · Bottom 7%

Housing affordability

28 · Bottom 1%

38 · Bottom 3%

Access

100 · Top 3%

91 · Bottom 47%

Economic stability

48 · Bottom 28%

62 · Top 47%

Measured values

Metric	Willowbrook	Irvine	Source period
Population	21,681	311,690	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$62,582	$136,719	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$22,036	$64,055	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	12,928/sq mi	4,750/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$559,200	$1,191,500	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,570	$2,997	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	42.8%	44.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.2%	July 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.8%	-1.8%	July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	70.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	18.3%	10.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	77°F	79°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	49°F	49°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	11.8"	11.2"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	9 mi	24 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	36.2 min	26.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	33.5	34.0	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

Willowbrook

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

Irvine

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, inland flooding.

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