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Beaumont vs Lathrop

365 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+38.8 pts in Beaumont) and trails (3.3× in Beaumont).

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Beaumont, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 56,266 people
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Lathrop, CAHomes around $627KCalifornia · 35,052 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Lathrop

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.

Beaumont$3,360/mo
Typical home $535K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $1,681/mo · Housing →
Lathrop$3,860/mo
Typical home $627K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $2,570/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Lathrop and Beaumont.

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

Lathrop places higher on 11 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.

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
BeaumontLathrop
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F41°F
July high95°F93°F
Growing season (days)315d330d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th32nd
Outdoors & history
BeaumontLathrop
Conserved land40.2%1.4%
Settled—1868
Archive photos2410
Famous people born here51
Community
BeaumontLathrop
Library hours a week45 hrs28 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

365 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beaumont ↔ Lathrop365 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.

BeaumontLathrop
People
Population 56,266Highest 35,052Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +43.8%Lowest CA: +6.1% +59.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 35.5±0.8Highest 6% below CA 33.9±1.5Lowest 11% below CA
Beaumont and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±2.3Lowest CA: 22% 30.4%±2.8Highest CA: 22%
Lathrop and Beaumont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±1.3Highest CA: 15.7% 10.1%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.4%Lowest CA: 37.1% 28%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6% 5.8%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Beaumont and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,118±$10kLowest 8% above CA $126,421±$13kHighest 28% above CA
Lathrop and Beaumont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $503,500±$17kLowest 31% below CA $643,600±$15kHighest 12% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,681±$252Lowest 17% below CA $2,570±$236Highest 26% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,300Lowest 23% above CA $7,068Highest 38% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55%±9.6Highest CA: 55.3% 47.4%±12.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Beaumont and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10%Highest CA: 12% 7.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 85.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Lowest 30 yrs newer than CA 2007Highest 31 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 24% above CA 45 minHighest 57% above CA
Work from home 12.4%±2.2Lowest CA: 17.2% 13.6%±3.1Highest CA: 17.2%
Lathrop and Beaumont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.6%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (9%)Stockton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LathropFew work in Beaumont
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.2%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.4 miHighest 11.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 20Lowest 25Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.1Lowest 64.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #231 of 574 in CA#171 of 574 in CA
School district Highland Academy District · Beaumont UnifiedRiver Islands Technology Academy II District · NextGeneration STEAM Academy District
High school in town Beaumont Senior HighLathrop High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.8Highest 21.5Lowest
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.

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