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Place dossier plate
SheetCA-AZUSA-CA · Azusa, CA 49,318 pop · income 67th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Azusa
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Azusa on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Florin · lowest
66,323
Florin · lowest
66,323 median HH income
46.1% of the leader · rank #1
Eden · near
85,707
Eden · near
85,707 median HH income
59.6% of the leader · rank #2
Hill City · near
85,714
Hill City · near
85,714 median HH income
59.6% of the leader · rank #3
Azusa · this city
85,727
Azusa · this city
85,727 median HH income
59.6% of the leader · rank #4
Kill Devil Hi… · near
85,747
Kill Devil Hi… · near
85,747 median HH income
59.6% of the leader · rank #5
Wainwright · near
85,750
Wainwright · near
85,750 median HH income
59.6% of the leader · rank #6
Poway · highest
143,825
Poway · highest
143,825 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Azusa on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 49,318.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Azusa - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Azusa lands in the 67th percentile for household income and the 38th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
67th
percentile, household income
89th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
38th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Azusa, CA
49,318 people live in Azusa, California - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $85,727 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.7%. Azusa's housing stock carries a median value of $607,400, and the median resident age is 33.9 years. About 26.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 62.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 28 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 85% from five years earlier. Azusa reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1754.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,053 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $275 across California, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 out of 100 (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Azusa's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to work and mobility to reported crime to housing and income to comparison shortlist to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Azusa, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Azusa?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 14 public schools within the city match. 26.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Azusa?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1754.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 23% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Azusa?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within California, the closest population matches are Cypress (49,531 residents, $124,167 income); Florin (49,536 residents, $66,323 income); Antelope (49,080 residents, $95,102 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Lawrence, IN (49,284 residents); Coral Gables, FL (49,243 residents); Everett, MA (49,236 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Azusa?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 7.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
7.1×
Home value
$607,400
Household income
$85,727
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -2,755 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -5.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 28 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
2020 estimate
50,202
2025 estimate
47,447
Period change
-5.5%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above median income · poverty 8.7% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
110.7 (US=100)
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
D
City profile score · Azusa, CA
42/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B-
$85,727
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C-
26.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate D
8.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
271 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Azusa profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 65/100 (B-) · $85,727
Bachelor's+ share: 53/100 (C-) · 26.9%
Poverty rate: 45/100 (D) · 8.7%
Violent crime: 37/100 (F) · 271 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Azusa sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Azusa's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Azusa highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Azusa, CA (this city): home $607,400, crime 1,755/100k
Lawrence, IN : home $220,400, crime 2,020/100k
Everett, MA : home $605,200, crime 1,662/100k
Barnstable, MA : home $559,200, crime 1,196/100k
Bedford, TX : home $322,300, crime 1,691/100k
Cypress, CA : home $870,100, crime 1,875/100k
Ceres, CA : home $397,200, crime 2,245/100k
Poway, CA : home $971,500, crime 718/100k
Covina, CA : home $666,000, crime 1,965/100k
How does Azusa compare to other US cities?
Azusa measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income67% higher than other cities
Home value89% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety38% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just California and the picture shifts: Azusa ranks #192 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Azusa against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Azusa near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Azusa ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Azusa only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#687 of 1,338
49th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#568 of 1,343
58th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#571 of 1,450
60th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#693 of 1,458
52nd percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
67th percentile nationally for median household income · 38th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Azusa's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Azusa's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Azusa's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$607,40011th percentilemore affordable than 11% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Azusa's home-value-to-income ratio: 7.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,710 of 15,516
More affordable than 5% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,124 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 7.1×, Azusa sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,710 of 15,516 and #3,124 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$85,727Azusa, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Azusa, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Azusa, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)62.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
49,318
Median Income
$85,727
Median Home Value
$607,400
Median Age
33.9
Poverty Rate
8.7%
Labor force participation
62.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
26.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1754.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
270.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1483.8
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
14
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Azusa's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
50,202 residents
2021
48,693 residents
2022
48,185 residents
2023
48,010 residents
2024
47,993 residents
2025
47,447 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
28
housing units authorized
Single-Family
28
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
185
10
175
$25.6M
2020
98
24
74
$16.7M
2021
146
21
125
$23.0M
2022
134
20
114
$21.0M
2023
64
58
6
$9.0M
2024
28
28
0
$9.7M
Permit volume decreased 85% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
69.1%
Carpool
13.6%
Public Transit
2.6%
Walk
4.9%
Work from Home
7.9%
Other
1.9%
Based on 24,309 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Azusa. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Azusa is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Azusa sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Azusa compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.