Alpine, CA vs Imperial, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAlpine, CAImperial, CA
Population15,18021,430
Median Household Income$108,660$90,195
Median Rent$1,973/mo$1,255/mo
Median Home Value$864,000$360,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)11295
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.4%42.2%
Poverty Rate13%12.5%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)18.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k167*82
Property Crime Rate /100k315*205
Median AQI6764
Good AQI Days /yr64101
Summer Highs86°F106°F
Winter Lows42°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.2 min18.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher22.223.2
College Degree Rate33%22.7%
Foreign-Born %7.5%25%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.0%+9.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Alpine (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.