Rankings · How Taft ranks in CA
Taft ranks #41 in California for cheap rent
Taft is ranked on 33 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
33
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #41 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Longer growing season than 99% of California
Not better or worse, just Taft’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Longer growing season than 99% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
330 days between frosts
Drier than 95% of CA towns
DrierWetter
5.3 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 87% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Hotter summers than 85% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
97.3° July high
Fewer kids than 74% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.1% of residents are under 18
Younger than 62% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
37.1 median age
Fewer seniors than 62% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.4% of residents are 65+
Colder winters than 55% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
39.5° January low
Where it shines
The lists Taft does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Taft marked.
At a glance
Taft lands in the top half on 6 of 22 lists
Each dot is Taft’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Taft does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#60/843 HealthHealth →
Most active#573/844Fewest uninsured#621/844Healthiest#638/844Lowest obesity#666/844Fewest smokers#679/844Lowest depression#680/844Closest to a top hospital#766/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#350/411 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#394/438 People
Most educated#770/844 Next door
Taft 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.