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.

Down paymentRate%

Chino$4,380/mo

Typical home $746K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $2,336/mo · Housing →

Pittsburg$3,300/mo

Typical home $559K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $2,264/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,090 a month, about $13,000 a year, between Chino and Pittsburg.

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

Chino places higher on 13 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−ChinoSafer than 21% of U.S. towns C−PittsburgSafer than 18% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−ChinoBetter than 80% of districts in the state BPittsburgBetter than 55% of districts in the state

Health

BChinoHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns B−PittsburgHealthier than 49% of U.S. towns

13Chino

6Pittsburg

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

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #184#401 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #447#287 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #341#526 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #79#177 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #456#624 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #416#546 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #448#536 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #204#311

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Chino’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

ChinoPittsburg

Snow a year0″0″

January low43°F 42°F

July high90°F 88°F

Growing season (days)354d 346d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th 81st

Outdoors & history

ChinoPittsburg

Trails24 mi 27 mi

Conserved land12%7.4%

Settled1910 1839

National Register places2 —

Archive photos15 18

Famous people born here22 34

Community

ChinoPittsburg

Library hours a week24 hrs 49 hrs

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

366 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChinoCA PittsburgCA

Chino ↔ Pittsburg366 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.

Only big differences vs California average

ChinoPittsburg

People

Population 92,652Highest 76,257Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +20.8%Highest CA: +6.1%

Median age 36.2±0.7Lowest 4% below CA 36.6±1.2Highest 3% below CA

Pittsburg and Chino are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.6%±1.4Highest CA: 22% 21.8%±1.4Lowest CA: 22%

Age 65+ 12.2%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 14.2%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7%

Pittsburg and Chino are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 23.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.3%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $104,682±$5kHighest 6% above CA $99,861±$6kLowest about the CA average

Chino and Pittsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $683,400±$15kHighest 7% below CA $597,900±$13kLowest 19% below CA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,336±$90Highest 15% above CA $2,264±$58Lowest 11% above CA

Chino and Pittsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,175Highest about the CA average $4,689Lowest 8% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.1%±7.1Lowest CA: 55.3% 65.9%±6.1Highest CA: 55.3%

Pittsburg and Chino are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 8%Lowest CA: 12% 11.2%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64%Highest CA: 55.9% 62.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than CA 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 15% above CA 38 minHighest 32% above CA

Work from home 15.2%±1.8Highest CA: 17.2% 9.4%±1.3Lowest CA: 17.2%

Work in townworking residents 10.6%Highest 8.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.45Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (9%)Concord (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PittsburgFew work in Chino

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 12%Highest 7.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 23.5 miLowest 27.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 36Highest 25Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.6Lowest 74.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #448 of 574 in CA #536 of 574 in CA

School district Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive District · Chino Valley UnifiedMt. Diablo Unified · Pittsburg Unified

High school in town Chino HighPittsburg Senior High

Students per teacherat that high school 21.9Highest 21.5Lowest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Chino vs Pittsburg

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,090 more a month in Chino

Chino places higher on 13 of 22 CA lists

What daily life feels like in each

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