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Cypress vs Stanton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (11.7× in Cypress) and home values (+58% in Cypress).

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Cypress, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 49,498 people
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Stanton, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 39,402 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 $1,630 more a month in Cypress

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.

Cypress$6,200/mo
Typical home $1.07M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $2,483/mo · Housing →
Stanton$4,570/mo
Typical home $787K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,997/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,630 a month, about $19,600 a year, between Cypress and Stanton.

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

Cypress places higher on 13 of 20 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.

Where they are

Cypress and Stanton share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CypressStantonCypressStanton
Cypress ↔ Stanton2.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
CypressStanton
Snow a year0″0″
January low—49°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th85th
Outdoors & history
CypressStanton
Trails4 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.1%1.7%
Settled—1956
Archive photos22
Famous people born here12—
Community
CypressStanton
Library hours a week28 hrs44 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

CypressStanton
People
Population 49,498Highest 39,402Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.9%Highest CA: +6.1% -0.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 41.4±1.1Highest 9% above CA 39.8±1.6Lowest 5% above CA
Cypress and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 21%±2.1Lowest CA: 22%
Cypress and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.8%±1.3Highest CA: 15.7% 15.1%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7%
Cypress and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 50.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 21.1%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.6%±1Highest CA: 7.6% 6.8%±1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cypress and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $130,215±$8kHighest 31% above CA $84,707±$4kLowest 15% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $913,900±$19kHighest 24% above CA $579,300±$28kLowest 21% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,483±$104Highest 22% above CA $1,997±$92Lowest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,066Highest 18% above CA $3,930Lowest 23% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±5.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 58.3%±5.9Highest CA: 55.3%
Stanton and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.6%Lowest CA: 12% 13.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.1%Highest CA: 55.9% 48.1%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than CA 1975Highest 1 yr older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest about the CA average 29 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 20.2%±2.4Highest CA: 17.2% 7.9%±1.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.01Highest 0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (10%)Anaheim (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StantonFew work in Cypress
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 19Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 147Lowest 161Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #84 of 574 in CA—
School district Anaheim Union High · Cypress ElementaryGarden Grove Unified · Magnolia Elementary
High school in town Cypress HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 26.9 —
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Cypress neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

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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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