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%

Coalinga$1,770/mo

Typical home $297K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,093/mo · Housing →

Blythe$1,280/mo

Typical home $217K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Coalinga and Blythe.

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

Coalinga places higher on 15 of 23 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+CoalingaSafer than 35% of U.S. towns CBlytheSafer than 26% of U.S. towns

Schools

CCoalingaBetter than 31% of districts in the state B−BlytheBetter than 49% of districts in the state

Health

DCoalingaHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns D−BlytheHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns

15Coalinga

6Blythe

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #31#796 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #228#433 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #663#346 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #9#173 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #485#778 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #363#551 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #613#755 SafestSafety · 411 towns #172#234

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

CoalingaBlythe

Snow a year0″0″

January low38°F 40°F

July high101°F 110°F

Growing season (days)292d 325d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st 50th

Outdoors & history

CoalingaBlythe

Trails3 mi 10 mi

Conserved land0.9%5.9%

Settled—1916

National Register places1 —

Archive photos20 30

Famous people born here17 —

Community

CoalingaBlythe

Library hours a week33 hrs 36 hrs

Colleges in town1 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.

CoalingaCA BlytheCA

Coalinga ↔ Blythe366 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

CoalingaBlythe

People

Population 17,203Lowest 17,396Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +31.5%Highest CA: +6.1% -12%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 36.5±1.8Lowest 4% below CA 38.3±1.7Highest about the CA average

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

Kids under 18 21.3%±3.1Highest CA: 22% 20.3%±2.5Lowest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 10.3%±2.2Highest CA: 15.7% 10.2%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7%

Coalinga and Blythe 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% 8.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.5%±1.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 9%±1.3Highest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,451±$15kHighest 24% below CA $56,625±$12kLowest 43% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,400±$27kHighest 64% below CA $225,000±$18kLowest 69% below CA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,093±$110Highest 46% below CA $938±$107Lowest 54% below CA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,308Highest 55% below CA $1,830Lowest 64% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.4%±11.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 54.3%±9.9Highest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 21.7%Highest CA: 12% 18.9%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 53.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 57.3%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than CA 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 27% below CA 19 minLowest 34% below CA

Work from home 6.8%±3.2Highest CA: 17.2% 3.3%±2Lowest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 36.4%Highest 35.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 77.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.80Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fresno (7%)Ehrenberg (5%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BlytheFew work in Coalinga

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 5.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miLowest 10.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.1Highest 15.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #363 of 574 in CA #551 of 574 in CA

School district Coalinga-Huron UnifiedPalo Verde Unified

High school in town Coalinga HighPalo Verde High

Students per teacherat that high school 20.1Lowest 21.0Highest

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.

Coalinga vs Blythe

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Coalinga

Coalinga places higher on 15 of 23 CA lists

What daily life feels like in each

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