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Buckhorn vs Loomis

43 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (52× in Buckhorn) and jobs per worker (19.9× in Loomis).

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Buckhorn, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 3,504 people
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Loomis, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 6,853 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 $3,420 more a month in Loomis

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 →
Loomis$5,540/mo
Typical home $957K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,702/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,420 a month, about $41,000 a year, between Loomis 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

Loomis places higher on 12 of 17 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
BuckhornLoomis
Snow a year4″—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th57th
Outdoors & history
BuckhornLoomis
Trails5 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%9.5%
Settled—1861
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here—6
Community
BuckhornLoomis
Library hours a week—34 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

43 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Buckhorn ↔ Loomis43 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.

BuckhornLoomis
People
Population 3,504Lowest 6,853Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.9%Highest CA: +6.1% +6.3%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 50.6±4.8Highest 34% above CA 45.5±3.2Lowest 20% above CA
Buckhorn and Loomis 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% 18.2%±4.2Highest CA: 22%
Loomis and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±3.8Highest CA: 15.7% 20.7%±4.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Buckhorn and Loomis 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% 38.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±3.3Highest CA: 7.6% 6.4%±2.4Lowest CA: 7.6%
Buckhorn and Loomis 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 $81,487±$28kLowest 18% below CA
Buckhorn and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $360,800±$28kLowest 51% below CA $634,500±$48kHighest 14% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,220±$194Highest 9% above CA $1,702±$240Lowest 16% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,835Lowest 45% below CA $4,190Highest 18% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52%±22.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 73.3%±33.6Highest CA: 55.3%
Loomis 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% 13.5%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 87.4%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 51 minHighest 78% above CA 24 minLowest 16% below CA
Work from home 21.1%±7.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 26.2%±7.7Highest CA: 17.2%
Loomis and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 54.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 1.59Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (7%)Roseville (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LoomisFew work in Buckhorn
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.8Lowest 37.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#117 of 574 in CA
School district —Loomis Union Elementary · Placer Union High
High school in town —Del Oro High
Students per teacherat that high school — 24.3
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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