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Buckhorn vs Angels

27 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14× in Angels) and average commute (36 min in Angels).

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Buckhorn, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 3,504 people
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Angels, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 3,716 people
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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.

BuckhornOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Buckhorn →
AngelsKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 68%of CA districts HistorySettled in 18485 places on the National Register All about Angels →
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.

Jobs per worker14×
Angels is more of a job hub
Angels 1.12Buckhorn 0.08
Average commute36 min
Angels has the shorter commute
Buckhorn 51 minAngels 15 min
Street grid2.9×
Angels has the more walkable street grid
Angels 69.1Buckhorn 23.8
Trails3.3×
Buckhorn has more miles of trail
Buckhorn 5.2 miAngels 1.6 mi
Household income+45%
Households in Buckhorn earn more
Buckhorn $90,045Angels $62,188
Home values+34%
Homes cost more in Angels
Angels $484,800Buckhorn $360,800
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Angels

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.

Buckhorn$2,130/mo
Typical home $361K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $2,220/mo · Housing →
Angels$2,830/mo
Typical home $485K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,833/mo · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Angels and Buckhorn.

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

Buckhorn places higher on 11 of 18 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.

Schools
–BuckhornNot graded B+AngelsBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
BBuckhornHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns BAngelsHealthier than 56% of U.S. towns
11Buckhorn
5Angels

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #838#16 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #308#748 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #723#429 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #420#680 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #471#720 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #368#562 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #550#375 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #199#357

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

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
BuckhornAngels
Snow a year4″0″
January low—38°F
July high—97°F
Growing season (days)—290d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th78th
Outdoors & history
BuckhornAngels
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0.8%
Settled—1848
National Register places—5
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—5
Community
BuckhornAngels
Library hours a week—23 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BuckhornAngelsBuckhornAngels
Buckhorn ↔ Angels27 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.

BuckhornAngels
People
Population 3,504Lowest 3,716Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.9%Highest CA: +6.1% -4.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 50.6±4.8Lowest 34% above CA 55±11.2Highest 45% above CA
Angels and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.6%±3.6Lowest CA: 22% 23.1%±8Highest CA: 22%
Angels and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±3.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 31.8%±6.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Angels and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Lowest CA: 37.1% 27.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±3.3Highest CA: 7.6% 3.3%±3.2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Buckhorn and Angels are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,045±$11kHighest 9% below CA $62,188±$15kLowest 37% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $360,800±$28kLowest 51% below CA $484,800±$81kHighest 34% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,220±$194Highest 9% above CA $1,833±$152Lowest 10% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,835Lowest 45% below CA $3,483Highest 32% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52%±22.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 94%±85Highest CA: 55.3%
Angels and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.9%Lowest CA: 12% 11.2%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 81.1%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 51 minHighest 78% above CA 15 minLowest 48% below CA
Work from home 21.1%±7.7Highest CA: 17.2% 14.6%±8.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Buckhorn and Angels are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 11.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 54.3 miHighest 46.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 1.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (7%)Murphys (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AngelsFew work in Buckhorn
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.8Lowest 69.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#453 of 574 in CA
School district —Bret Harte Union High · Mark Twain Union Elementary
High school in town —Bret Harte Union High
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.0
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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