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Glendora, CA vs San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

Glendora

California

vs

San Buenaventura (Ventura)

California

Across 39 directional measures we can compare, Glendora leads on 12 and San Buenaventura (Ventura) on 27. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 3% higher in Glendora, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,254$2,198
Glendora is 3% higher
Median household income
$113,569$103,069
Glendora is 10% higher
Median home value
$862,700$827,300
Glendora is 4% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $84,900 a year left in Glendora and $78,200 in San Buenaventura (Ventura). Money goes further in Glendora, by about $6,700 a year.
  • A household earning Glendora's median of $113,569 would need about $109,500 in San Buenaventura (Ventura) to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.2 points a year in Glendora, and rent outran pay by 0.6 points a year in San Buenaventura (Ventura).

How these are calculated

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAComposite 43.7 / 100
33
11626827566241
02Glendora, CAComposite 38.7 / 100
22
1654634611533

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureGlendoraSan Buenaventura (Ventura)Among all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,254$2,198
Rent to income123.8%25.6%
Property tax rate10.7%0.6%
Home price to income17.6x8.0x
Prices vs US average2113.6110.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,964$2,424
HUD area median income4$108,100$135,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$5,895$4,631
Median home value1$862,700$827,300
Home prices, 1-year change51.7%2.0%
Home prices, 5-year change543.3%44.1%
Homeownership167.9%55.9%
Renters paying 30%+154.9%57.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,195$2,882
Vacant homes13.3%5.6%
Median year built119641973
Jobs and income
Median household income1$113,569$103,069
Income per person1$48,841$50,005
Unemployment16.0%4.8%
Average annual pay6$86,080$72,148
Pay growth, 1 year63.0%2.4%
Jobs64,525,460335,864
Poverty rate17.3%10.4%
Mean commute133 min24 min
Works from home117.8%15.3%
Commutes by transit12.0%1.3%
People
Population150,926109,857
Population change since 20207-5.5%-0.8%
Median age140.641.3
Bachelor's or higher138.8%41.5%
High school or higher192.9%90.6%
Household size13.02.6
Born abroad118.6%13.9%
No health insurance13.7%5.2%
Homes with broadband194.3%94.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year12.7%4.1%
Moved from another state11.0%1.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-11.4-5.6
Income of households moving in8$89,350$100,307
Income of households moving out8$94,071$95,713
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k924.220.2
Shops per 10k929.630.5
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k921.87.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k931.429.9
Child care centers per 10k92.02.5
Parks per 10k105.713.8
Playgrounds per 10k104.78.2
Grocery stores per 10k102.42.5
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k109.216.2
Libraries per 10k100.60.8
Named paths and bike trails1024.227.0
Transit stops per sq mi103.62.6
Nearest National Park Service site1143.437.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1112
National Register listings12245
Founded or incorporated13n/a1782
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14188349
Property crime per 100k141,4511,776
Schools
Public schools1516236
Public school students157,350147,841
Students per teacher1523.422.7
Climate
July average high1689°F84°F
January average low1641°F38°F
Average temperature1662°F58°F
Annual precipitation1615.1 in20.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk17100.099.4
Hurricane risk170.00.0
Tornado risk1797.742.4
Wildfire risk1799.999.8
Heat wave risk1799.385.8
Median air quality index187450
Good air days1810.7%52.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Glendora $90,160, San Buenaventura (Ventura) $87,920 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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