Pomona vs Chino Hills
The short version
- Chino Hills is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 6% lower than in the Pomona area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $593,800 in Pomona and $874,900 in Chino Hills.
- Households earn more in Chino Hills ($126,334 vs $79,479 median).
- Chino Hills has more scorching days: 99 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 70.
- Commutes are shorter in Pomona (32 vs 36 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Pomona, CA | Chino Hills, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 147,807 | 77,519 |
| Growth since 2020 | -2.4% | -1.2% |
| People per square mile | 6,431 | 1,736 |
| Median age | 36.0 | 40.5 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20% | 48% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $79,479 | $126,334 |
| Median home value | $593,800 | $874,900 |
| Home value to income | 7.5× | 6.9× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,810 | $2,894 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 113.6 | 106.4 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 170.4 | 129.3 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $85,200 | $79,800 |
| Homeowners | 54% | 69% |
| Top state income tax | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Combined sales tax | 9.03% | 9.03% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 31.8 | 36.1 |
| Work from home | 9% | 18% |
| Take public transit | 2% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 6.6% | 6.9% |
| Poverty rate | 14.3% | 7.6% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 68° / 43° | 70° / 42° |
| July high / low | 90° / 62° | 94° / 63° |
| Precipitation per year | 15 in | 10 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 70 | 99 |
| Nights below freezing | 3 | 11 |
| Comfortable months | 8 | 6 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Very High | Very High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 100.0 | 99.8 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 11% | 7% |
| Home prices, past year | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +31.9% | +35.9% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Pomona: January to June and October to November. Chino Hills: February to May and October to November.
Full monthly tables: Pomona weather by month and Chino Hills weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $85,200 in Pomona and $79,800 in Chino Hills. Moving from Pomona to Chino Hills, you would need about $70,300 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Pomona and Chino Hills
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Pomona and Chino Hills.
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