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A town of 21,681, settled in 1906.
Willowbrook grades D overall, 627th of 841 graded towns in California, mostly because of health. Residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, it is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Willowbrook is home to Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
Where Willowbrook beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science | 763 |
35,983 counted in 2010 and 24,295 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Willowbrook is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 2%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 28,705 in 1970, a peak of 35,983 in 2010, 24,295 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 8 maps from 1896 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Willowbrook. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw7 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw14 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw20 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaCrypto.com ArenaSoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Crypto.com Arena: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0
Willowbrook is unincorporated, so Los Angeles County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Willowbrook.
Willowbrook has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years.
Since 2003, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Willowbrook.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Compton Unified school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is King/Drew Medical Magnet High, with 1,381 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 642 | – |
| King/Drew Medical Magnet HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,381 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
45% of Willowbrook adults feel lonely, above both the California town median (36%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 34% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Willowbrook. Willowbrook beats the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Willowbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 16% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Willowbrook | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18% | 20.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 37% | 17.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 2,024 in 2013 to 4,538.
Most working residents leave Willowbrook for work: only 2% work in town. Willowbrook’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 18% of Willowbrook residents live below the poverty line.
| Willowbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 47.3°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 83.5°.
Willowbrook has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The January low in Willowbrook is 47°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Willowbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 84°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Willowbrook home is worth about $655,000, up 2.1% in a year, 14% below the California typical home. Willowbrook’s median rent is $1,570 a month.
| Willowbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,570 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Willowbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mona Park | — | 7 |
| 2. G W Carver Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
60 within 15 miles of the center of Willowbrook
About 6 of every 100 Willowbrook residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Unincorporated community in the United States
Willowbrook, alternatively named Willow Brook, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 24,295 at the 2020 census. Willowbrook is the home to the newly renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center. Also located in Willowbrook is the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, which oversees residency training programs, allied health programs, a medical education program (jointly with the University of California, Los Angeles), a medical magnet high school, the area Head Start program, and various centers for health disparities research. Due to severe deficiencies, the former King/Drew …
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4 towns share a border with Willowbrook.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowbrook | #627 | D | D | — | B− | C− |
| Compton | #742 | D− | D | D− | B− | C− |
| Los Angeles | #613 | D | D− | D | B− | B− |
| Lynwood | #771 | D− | D | D | C+ | C− |
| West Rancho Dominguez | #576 | D | D | — | B− | C− |
Willowbrook and West Rancho Dominguez report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Willowbrook with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Willowbrook grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #627 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. That is 6.8 years of the area's median household income ($95,958 across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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