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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Bangor

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%

Bangor$2,170/mo

Typical home $366K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

Loyalton$1,830/mo

Typical home $310K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Bangor and Loyalton.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools

C+BangorBetter than 41% of districts in the state C+LoyaltonBetter than 39% of districts in the state

Where they are

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BangorCA LoyaltonCA

Bangor ↔ Loyalton66 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

BangorLoyalton

People

Population 597Lowest 748Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.6%Highest CA: +6.1% -3.8%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 58.6±16.4Highest 55% above CA 45±7.3Lowest 19% above CA

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

Kids under 18 11.1%±5.6Lowest CA: 22% 23.8%±12.3Highest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 42.9%±25.5Highest CA: 15.7% 28.6%±14.7Lowest CA: 15.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 28.8%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±6Highest CA: 7.6% 0%±2.6Lowest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $120,347±$48kHighest 21% above CA $65,556±$26kLowest 34% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $378,400±$46kHighest 48% below CA $191,800±$31kLowest 74% below CA

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,056Highest 40% below CA $1,538Lowest 70% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Lowest CA: 55.3% 100%±100Highest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 13.1%Highest CA: 12% 4.7%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 95.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than CA 1960Lowest 16 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 5% below CA 24 minLowest 16% below CA

Work from home 19.6%±22.2Lowest CA: 17.2% 20.1%±15.7Highest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 32.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.62Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Oroville (19%)Downieville (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LoyaltonFew work in Bangor

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.4Lowest 217Highest

Schools

School district Bangor Union ElementarySierra-Plumas Joint Unified

High school in town None in townLoyalton High

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.5

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

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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.

Bangor vs Loyalton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Loyalton gets 38 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Bangor

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