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Ceres vs Delano

158 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in Ceres) and home values (+41% in Ceres).

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Ceres, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 49,342 people
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Delano, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 51,679 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.

CeresAn outdoors town
Outdoors#186 most walkable in CA6.1 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves Housing$451K typical home41% below the CA typical home Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ceres →
DelanoKnown for its schools
Schools#220 for schools in CAof 574 towns Housing$334K typical home56% below the CA typical home Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Delano →
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.

Trails3.2×
Ceres has more miles of trail
Ceres 6.1 miDelano 1.9 mi
Home values+41%
Homes cost more in Ceres
Ceres $424,800Delano $301,900
Rent+37%
Rent runs higher in Ceres
Ceres $1,639Delano $1,199
Growth since 2010+11.6 pts
Ceres has grown faster since 2010
Ceres +8.6%Delano -3%
Average commute12 min
Delano has the shorter commute
Ceres 34 minDelano 22 min
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Ceres
Ceres $2,665Delano $1,945
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $670 more a month in Ceres

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.

Ceres$2,600/mo
Typical home $451K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,639/mo · Housing →
Delano$1,930/mo
Typical home $334K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,199/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Ceres and Delano.

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

Ceres places higher on 12 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
C−CeresSafer than 22% of U.S. towns C+DelanoSafer than 38% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−CeresBetter than 47% of districts in the state B+DelanoBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
C−CeresHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns DDelanoHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
12Ceres
10Delano

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #697#134 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #238#720 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #414#200 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #186#513 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #407#220 SafestSafety · 411 towns #271#146 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #488#667 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #612#828

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ceres’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
CeresDelano
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F38°F
July high93°F97°F
Growing season (days)351d309d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd47th
Outdoors & history
CeresDelano
Trails6 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.8%1.3%
Settled—1869
National Register places12
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—12
Community
CeresDelano
Library hours a week30 hrs20 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

158 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CeresCADelanoCA
Ceres ↔ Delano158 miles apart
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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.

CeresDelano
People
Population 49,342Lowest 51,679Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.6%Highest CA: +6.1% -3%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 32.8±1Lowest 13% below CA 33.9±1.4Highest 11% below CA
Delano and Ceres are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.9%±1.9Highest CA: 22% 22.9%±1.9Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 11.9%±1.3Highest CA: 15.7% 10.8%±1.1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Ceres and Delano are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 7.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.1%±1Highest CA: 7.6%
Delano and Ceres are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,025±$5kHighest 20% below CA $67,010±$7kLowest 32% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $424,800±$10kHighest 42% below CA $301,900±$11kLowest 59% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,639±$81Highest 19% below CA $1,199±$76Lowest 41% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,665Highest 48% below CA $1,945Lowest 62% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±8.9Highest CA: 55.3% 51.3%±6.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
Ceres and Delano are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.9%Lowest CA: 12% 16%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 62.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 10 yrs newer than CA 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 18% above CA 22 minLowest 23% below CA
Work from home 5.7%±1.5Highest CA: 17.2% 2.8%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 12.2%Lowest 28.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.85Lowest 0.90Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Modesto (21%)Bakersfield (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DelanoFew work in Ceres
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.1 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 8Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 110Highest 56.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #407 of 574 in CA#220 of 574 in CA
School district Ceres Unified · Stanislaus County Office of EducationDelano Joint Union High · Delano Union Elementary
High school in town Ceres HighRobert F. Kennedy High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.6Highest 22.5Lowest
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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