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Cloverdale vs Crestline

447 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4× in Crestline) and home values (+57% in Cloverdale).

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Cloverdale, CAHomes around $628KCalifornia · 8,886 people
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Crestline, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 9,835 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 $1,570 more a month in Cloverdale

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.

Cloverdale$3,680/mo
Typical home $628K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,435/mo · Housing →
Crestline$2,110/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $1,538/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,570 a month, about $18,800 a year, between Cloverdale and Crestline.

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

Crestline places higher on 11 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
CloverdaleCrestline
Snow a year0″—
January low38°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)279d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th98th
Outdoors & history
CloverdaleCrestline
Trails3 mi14 mi
Conserved land5.9%40.4%
Settled1872—
National Register places5—
Famous people born here2—
Community
CloverdaleCrestline
Library hours a week52 hrs29 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

447 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cloverdale ↔ Crestline447 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.

CloverdaleCrestline
People
Population 8,886Lowest 9,835Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest CA: +6.1% +8.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 45.2±7Highest 19% above CA 44.1±7.1Lowest 16% above CA
Cloverdale and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.3%±3.7Lowest CA: 22% 19.9%±4.9Highest CA: 22%
Crestline and Cloverdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.6%±4Highest CA: 15.7% 22.1%±1.7Lowest CA: 15.7%
Cloverdale and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28%Lowest CA: 37.1% 31.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.7Highest CA: 7.6% 3.8%±1.9Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cloverdale and Crestline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,177±$18kHighest 18% above CA $77,786±$14kLowest 22% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $619,400±$22kHighest 16% below CA $394,400±$26kLowest 46% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,435±$231Lowest 30% below CA $1,538±$297Highest 24% below CA
Crestline and Cloverdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,611Highest 10% below CA $2,886Lowest 44% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.2%±15.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 52.6%±18.7Highest CA: 55.3%
Crestline and Cloverdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest CA: 12% 11.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 76.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than CA 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 12% below CA 37 minHighest 28% above CA
Work from home 12.5%±5.9Lowest CA: 17.2% 27.2%±5.7Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 16.6%Highest 8.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.34Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Santa Rosa (13%)San Bernardino (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CrestlineFew work in Cloverdale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.9%Lowest 40.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 13.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 mi 1.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.9Highest 37.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #205 of 574 in CA—
School district Cloverdale UnifiedRim of the World Unified
High school in town Cloverdale HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 17.1 —
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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