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Adelanto vs Sanger

189 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (142.6× in Adelanto) and street grid (8× in Sanger).

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Adelanto, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 37,964 people

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Sanger, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 26,699 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AdelantoAn outdoors town

Outdoors#100 most trails in CA143 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Housing$398K typical home48% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 5%of CA districts All about Adelanto →

SangerAn outdoors town

Outdoors#144 most walkable in CA1.0 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves Housing$413K typical home46% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 63%of CA districts All about Sanger →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Adelanto has more miles of trail

Adelanto 142.6 miSanger 1.0 mi

Sanger has the more walkable street grid

Sanger 120Adelanto 14.9

Average commute24 min

Sanger has the shorter commute

Adelanto 47 minSanger 24 min

Growth since 2010+10.1 pts

Adelanto has grown faster since 2010

Adelanto +19.8%Sanger +9.7%

Rent runs higher in Adelanto

Adelanto $1,437Sanger $1,209

Typical home built15 yrs

Sanger’s homes are older

Adelanto 1998Sanger 1983

★ What stands out · Report cards

Sanger places higher on 13 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–AdelantoNot graded CSangerSafer than 26% of U.S. towns

Schools

DAdelantoBetter than 5% of districts in the state BSangerBetter than 63% of districts in the state

Health

C−AdelantoHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns C−SangerHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns

7Adelanto

13Sanger

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #100#658 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #707#141 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #780#144 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #831#199 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #542#322 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #730#530 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #747#582 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #722#580

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Adelanto’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Adelanto$2,360/mo

Typical home $398K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $1,437/mo · Housing →

Sanger$2,410/mo

Typical home $413K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,209/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AdelantoSanger

Snow a year0″0″

January low33°F 41°F

July high98°F 98°F

Growing season (days)233d 337d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th 37th

Outdoors & history

AdelantoSanger

Trails143 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.2%1.7%

Settled1915 1888

National Register places—1

Archive photos3 12

Famous people born here—12

Community

AdelantoSanger

Library hours a week29 hrs 52 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

189 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AdelantoCA SangerCA

Adelanto ↔ Sanger189 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

AdelantoSanger

People

Population 37,964Highest 26,699Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.8%Highest CA: +6.1% +9.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 29.6±1.5Lowest 22% below CA 30.9±1.9Highest 18% below CA

Sanger and Adelanto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 33.6%±2.8Highest CA: 22% 29.5%±2.9Lowest CA: 22%

Adelanto and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 7.6%±1.2Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.6%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 13.5%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±1.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.7%±1.5Highest CA: 7.6%

Sanger and Adelanto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,685±$6kLowest 31% below CA $77,500±$9kHighest 22% below CA

Sanger and Adelanto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $349,100±$11kLowest 52% below CA $364,800±$12kHighest 50% below CA

Sanger and Adelanto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,437±$117Highest 29% below CA $1,209±$92Lowest 41% below CA

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,917Highest 43% below CA $2,520Lowest 51% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.6%±7.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 60%±8.7Highest CA: 55.3%

Sanger and Adelanto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 17.2%Highest CA: 12% 15.8%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 61.9%Lowest CA: 55.9% 64.4%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 22 yrs newer than CA 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 47 minHighest 64% above CA 24 minLowest 18% below CA

Work from home 8%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2% 5.4%±1.6Lowest CA: 17.2%

Adelanto and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 7.7%Lowest 14.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Lowest 0.74Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Victorville (12%)Fresno (33%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SangerFew work in Adelanto

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 142.6 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 12Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.9Lowest 120Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #542 of 574 in CA #322 of 574 in CA

School district Adelanto Elementary · Desert Trails Preparatory Academy DistrictSanger Unified

High school in town None in townSanger High

Students per teacherat that high school — 23.1

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Bordering Adelanto

Victorville137,627 people · $386K homes

Towns like Adelanto

Los Banos47,593 people · $441K homes

Coachella43,307 people · $368K homes

Wasco26,558 people · $274K homes

Delano51,679 people · $302K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.