Avocado Heights, CA vs La Puente, CA

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

MetricAvocado Heights, CALa Puente, CA
Population12,59337,142
Median Household Income$92,155$86,602
Median Rent$1,989/mo$1,849/mo
Median Home Value$725,000$617,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.2%53.6%
Poverty Rate11.5%11.3%
Unemployment Rate5.7% (county)5.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k632*426
Property Crime Rate /100k1,648*1,251
Median AQI7474
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows46°F46°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.7 min30.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher21.520.9
College Degree Rate23%13.2%
Foreign-Born %30.2%40%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-4.3%

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 Avocado Heights (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.