Population
Bell
32,830
Bell Gardens
38,661
Median Income
Bell
$60,641
Bell Gardens
$55,372
Home Value
Bell
$561,400
Bell Gardens
$527,900
Rent
Bell
$1,538
Bell Gardens
$1,658
Crime Rate
Bell
5.84
Bell Gardens
3.88
Cost of Living
Bell
142.7
Bell Gardens
138.0
Avg Temp
Bell
N/A
Bell Gardens
N/A
Unemployment
Bell
7.4%
Bell Gardens
6.0%
How Similar Are Bell & Bell Gardens?
Bell Gardens is Bell's #10 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Bell
32,830
Bell Gardens
38,661
Bell Gardens has a 15% larger population than Bell.
Violent Crime
Bell
5.84
Bell Gardens
3.88
Bell has a 34% higher violent crime than Bell Gardens.
Property Crime
Bell
11.61
Bell Gardens
14.76
Bell Gardens has a 21% higher property crime than Bell.
Political Leaning
Bell
31.9%
Bell Gardens
31.9%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Bell
7.4%
Bell Gardens
6.0%
Bell has a 19% higher unemployment than Bell Gardens.
Median Income
Bell
$60,641
Bell Gardens
$55,372
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Bell
$561,400
Bell Gardens
$527,900
Both cities have similar home values — just a 6% difference.
Education
Bell
5.5%
Bell Gardens
4.3%
Bell has a 21% higher education than Bell Gardens.
Demographics
Bell
31.7%
Bell Gardens
27.4%
Bell has a 14% higher demographics than Bell Gardens.
Cost of Living
Bell
142.7
Bell Gardens
138.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 3% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Bell and Bell Gardens share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Cost of Living & Affordability — Bell Gardens leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBell Gardens scores 106.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 118.4 in Bell. Bell Gardens scores 92.3 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 96.3 in Bell. Bell Gardens has a living wage (family of 4) of $143,498 vs $148,395 in Bell.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBell Gardens has a vacancy rate of 2.1% compared to 2.9% in Bell. Bell has a owner-occupied of 26.7% compared to 21.2% in Bell Gardens. Bell Gardens has a median property tax of $3,921 vs $4,530 in Bell (16% lower).
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Bell Gardens leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBell Gardens has a work from home of 6.2% compared to 4.0% in Bell. Bell Gardens has a unemployment rate of 6.0% compared to 7.4% in Bell. Bell has a per capita income of $22,004 vs $18,596 in Bell Gardens (18% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Bell leads
Source: FBI UCRBell Gardens has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.13 in Bell. Bell Gardens has a assault rate (per 1k) of 2.28 compared to 4.15 in Bell. Bell has a property crime clearance of 17.9% compared to 10.5% in Bell Gardens.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Bell leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBell has a bachelor's degree or higher of 5.5% compared to 4.3% in Bell Gardens. Bell has a high school diploma or higher of 24.2% compared to 21.5% in Bell Gardens.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBell Gardens has a population of 38,661, about 1.2x the size of Bell (32,830). Bell Gardens skews younger with a median age of 32.0 vs 33.9.
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Foreign Born
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Bell
Bell Gardens
Healthcare — Bell leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBell: 4 vs Bell Gardens: 2 for with emergency services.
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Bell Gardens leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBell Gardens has a bicycle of 1.0% compared to 0.1% in Bell. Bell has a public transit of 4.5% compared to 3.1% in Bell Gardens. Bell Gardens has a work from home of 6.2% compared to 4.0% in Bell.
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