Quartz Hill, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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

MetricQuartz Hill, CAPalmdale, CA
Population11,510164,634
Median Household Income$105,443$81,770
Median Rent$1,540/mo$1,802/mo
Median Home Value$485,300$471,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.2%59.7%
Poverty Rate11.3%15.7%
Unemployment Rate5.7% (county)6.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k632*483
Property Crime Rate /100k1,648*1,721
Median AQI7474
Good AQI Days /yr3939
Summer Highs96°F96°F
Winter Lows32°F35°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute34.8 min39.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher25.724.6
College Degree Rate17.6%17.1%
Foreign-Born %11.4%25.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.6%-4.5%

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.