Rankings · How Empire ranks in CA
Empire ranks #16 in California for low property taxes
Empire is ranked on 28 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
28
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #16 lowest property tax
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 18 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More year-round than 95% of California
Not better or worse, just Empire’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More year-round than 95% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Longer growing season than 80% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
312 days between frosts
Fewer kids than 72% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.6% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 71% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
94.9° July high
Colder winters than 70% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
39.0° January low
Drier than 64% of CA towns
DrierWetter
13 in of rain + melted snow a year
Older than 60% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
41.1 median age
More seniors than 50% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16.1% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Empire does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Empire marked.
At a glance
Empire lands in the top half on 5 of 18 lists
Each dot is Empire’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Empire does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Next door
Empire out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.