Lancaster, CA vs Quartz Hill, CA

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

MetricLancaster, CAQuartz Hill, CA
Population169,16911,510
Median Household Income$81,511$105,443
Median Rent$1,764/mo$1,540/mo
Median Home Value$446,600$485,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.2%35.2%
Poverty Rate15.6%11.3%
Unemployment Rate7.3%5.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k767632*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,6271,648*
Median AQI7474
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs96°F96°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.8 min34.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher24.425.7
College Degree Rate20%17.6%
Foreign-Born %15.4%11.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.0%+9.6%

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