Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 32/100
F
Median home value$606,900
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,867/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Los Angeles 46%
Baldwin Park
Los Angeles County70,138 residentsBaldwin Park Unified
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
49th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
49
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Baldwin Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Baldwin Park against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency41st pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio20.4
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate93%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index80
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 46/100
D
Mean commute28.9 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes56%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi10
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Restaurants & cafés55
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks14
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median household income$80,663
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment6.0%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations23%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Baldwin Park on housing & affordability
Baldwin Park's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda18 mi from Baldwin ParkC+ 60 C Diamond Bar10 mi from Baldwin ParkC− 56 C− Arcadia5 mi from Baldwin ParkC− 64 C+ Hacienda Heights6 mi from Baldwin ParkD+ 52 D+ Lakewood18 mi from Baldwin ParkD+ 61 C Placentia15 mi from Baldwin ParkD+ 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Baldwin Park
Is Baldwin Park, CA a good place to live?
Baldwin Park scores 49 out of 100, 49th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Baldwin Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $606,900, 30% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $1,867/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Baldwin Park?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Baldwin Park sit at the 41st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 20.4 student–teacher ratio. Baldwin Park is served by Baldwin Park Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Baldwin Park?
The mean commute is 28.9 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.6% working from home. Transit density is 10 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Baldwin Park?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 55 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Baldwin Park old or new?
The median home in Baldwin Park was built in 1964 — older than the Los Angeles median of 1969. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 77% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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