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Whittier vs Hacienda Heights

Whittier, CA compared with Hacienda Heights, CA · 3 miles apart

Whittier has 85,815 residents to Hacienda Heights’s 54,291. Whittier comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, poverty rate. Hacienda Heights does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Whittier, CA Hacienda Heights, CA
Population 85,815 54,291
Density (per sq mi) 5,801 4,868
Median household income $97,201 $109,193
Median home value $822,600 $820,800
Median rent $1,906 $2,300
Homeownership 57.9% 75.5%
Average commute 33.2 min 33.8 min
Median age 38.4 44.4
Bachelor's degree + 29.5% 35.1%
Poverty rate 9.1% 11.3%
Unemployment 5.4% 5.1%
Price to income 8.5× 7.5×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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