La Puente, CA vs Rowland Heights, CA

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

MetricLa Puente, CARowland Heights, CA
Population37,14245,911
Median Household Income$86,602$85,617
Median Rent$1,849/mo$1,967/mo
Median Home Value$617,700$851,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.6%55%
Poverty Rate11.3%12.4%
Unemployment Rate5.4%5.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k426632*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,2511,648*
Median AQI7474
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows46°F49°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.9 min32.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher20.923.8
College Degree Rate13.2%36.1%
Foreign-Born %40%55.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-4.3%-7.1%

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