Palmdale, CA vs Quartz Hill, CA

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

MetricPalmdale, CAQuartz Hill, CA
Population164,63411,510
Median Household Income$81,770$105,443
Median Rent$1,802/mo$1,540/mo
Median Home Value$471,000$485,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.7%35.2%
Poverty Rate15.7%11.3%
Unemployment Rate6.8%5.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k483632*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,7211,648*
Median AQI7474
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs96°F96°F
Winter Lows35°F32°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute39.9 min34.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher24.625.7
College Degree Rate17.1%17.6%
Foreign-Born %25.4%11.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-4.5%+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.