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Corralitos vs Day Valley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (5.5× in Day Valley) and conserved land (+40 pts in Day Valley).

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Corralitos, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 1,884 people
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Day Valley, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 3,579 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 $4,040 more a month in Corralitos

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.

Corralitos$11,320/mo
Typical home $2M (Census) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $2,218/mo · Housing →
Day Valley$7,280/mo
Typical home $1.28M (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,669/mo · Housing →

The difference: $4,040 a month, about $48,400 a year, between Corralitos and Day 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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Where they are

Corralitos and Day Valley share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CorralitosDay ValleyCorralitosDay Valley
Corralitos ↔ Day Valley4.6 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
CorralitosDay Valley
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high74°F74°F
Growing season (days)323d323d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th93rd
Outdoors & history
CorralitosDay Valley
Trails4 mi23 mi
Conserved land1.2%41.2%
National Register places—1
Community
CorralitosDay Valley
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.

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.

CorralitosDay Valley
People
Population 1,884Lowest 3,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.7%Highest CA: +6.1% 0%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 56±11.1Highest 48% above CA 55.3±4.1Lowest 46% above CA
Corralitos and Day Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.8%±5.4Lowest CA: 22% 17.6%±5.1Highest CA: 22%
Day Valley and Corralitos are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.6%±13.4Lowest CA: 15.7% 34.7%±5.2Highest CA: 15.7%
Day Valley and Corralitos are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 50.1%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.7Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.2%±2.4Highest CA: 7.6%
Day Valley and Corralitos are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $171,113±$36kHighest 73% above CA $155,000±$19kLowest 56% above CA
Corralitos and Day Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001Highest 172% above CA $1,279,300±$123kLowest 74% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,218±$1kHighest 9% above CA $1,669±$412Lowest 18% below CA
Corralitos and Day Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 95% above CA $6,910Lowest 35% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.2%±38Highest CA: 55.3% 22.5%±16Lowest CA: 55.3%
Corralitos and Day Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.4%Highest CA: 12% 4.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 83.5%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than CA 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 25% below CA 29 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 14.9%±8.1Highest CA: 17.2% 12.5%±5Lowest CA: 17.2%
Corralitos and Day Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watsonville (12%)Santa Cruz (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Day ValleyFew work in Corralitos
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 41.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miLowest 22.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.3Highest 6.2Lowest
Schools
School district Pajaro Valley Unified—
High school in town None in town—
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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