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Cherry Valley vs Angels

346 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Cherry Valley) and average commute (21 min in Angels).

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Cherry Valley, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 6,668 people
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Angels, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 3,716 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 $450 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.

Cherry Valley$2,380/mo
Typical home $408K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,399/mo · Housing →
Angels$2,830/mo
Typical home $485K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,833/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Angels and Cherry Valley.

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

Cherry Valley places higher on 12 of 19 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
Cherry ValleyAngels
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F38°F
July high95°F97°F
Growing season (days)315d290d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)100th78th
Outdoors & history
Cherry ValleyAngels
Trails9 mi2 mi
Conserved land11.3%0.8%
Settled—1848
National Register places—5
Archive photos812
Famous people born here15
Community
Cherry ValleyAngels
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

346 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cherry Valley ↔ Angels346 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.

Cherry ValleyAngels
People
Population 6,668Highest 3,716Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.3%Highest CA: +6.1% -4.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 51.1±10.7Lowest 35% above CA 55±11.2Highest 45% above CA
Angels and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.9%±4.5Lowest CA: 22% 23.1%±8Highest CA: 22%
Angels and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.9%±7.9Highest CA: 15.7% 31.8%±6.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Cherry Valley and Angels are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 27.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.1Highest CA: 7.6% 3.3%±3.2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cherry Valley and Angels are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,895±$16kHighest 22% below CA $62,188±$15kLowest 37% below CA
Cherry Valley and Angels are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $408,000±$38kLowest 44% below CA $484,800±$81kHighest 34% below CA
Angels and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,399±$215Lowest 31% below CA $1,833±$152Highest 10% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,917Lowest 43% below CA $3,483Highest 32% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 80.1%±11.9Lowest CA: 55.3% 94%±85Highest CA: 55.3%
Angels and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.2%Highest CA: 12% 11.2%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.1%Highest CA: 55.9% 81.1%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 1 yr older than CA 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 26% above CA 15 minLowest 48% below CA
Work from home 18.1%±5.9Highest CA: 17.2% 14.6%±8.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Cherry Valley and Angels are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 11.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 1.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (8%)Murphys (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AngelsFew work in Cherry Valley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.3%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.2 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.8Lowest 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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