Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Median home value$593,800
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,810/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Los Angeles 46%
Pomona
Los Angeles County147,943 residentsPomona Unified
46
D
Suburbgrade score
55th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
46
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pomona is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pomona against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Within-state proficiency34th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio21.1
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate89%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index80
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.72%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 39/100
D−
Mean commute31.8 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes51%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi7.6
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés41
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks27
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 37/100
F
Median household income$79,479
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment6.6%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations28%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pomona on housing & affordability
Pomona's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Yorba Linda12 mi from PomonaC+ 60 C Diamond Bar5 mi from PomonaC− 56 C− Arcadia17 mi from PomonaC− 64 C+ Hacienda Heights13 mi from PomonaD+ 52 D+ Placentia13 mi from PomonaD+ 63 C+ Orange20 mi from PomonaD+ 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Pomona
Is Pomona, CA a good place to live?
Pomona scores 46 out of 100, 55th 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 Pomona expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $593,800, 32% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.72%. $1,810/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pomona?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Pomona sit at the 34th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 21.1 student–teacher ratio. Pomona is served by Pomona Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pomona?
The mean commute is 31.8 min, with 51% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.3% working from home. Transit density is 7.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pomona?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 41 restaurants and cafés and 27 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Pomona old or new?
The median home in Pomona was built in 1967 — close to 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. 67% 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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