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Del Dios vs Tehama

554 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Del Dios) and property tax bill (3.7× in Del Dios).

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Del Dios, CAA small town of 379California · 379 people
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Tehama, CAHomes around $278KCalifornia · 366 people
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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.

Del DiosA small town of 379
Quiet strengthsDel Dios doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Del Dios →
TehamaHomes around $278K
Housing$278K typical home64% below the CA typical home All about Tehama →
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.

Jobs per worker10×
Del Dios is more of a job hub
Del Dios 0.20Tehama 0.02
Property tax bill3.7×
Tax bills are bigger in Del Dios
Del Dios $5,417Tehama $1,467
Home values3×
Homes cost more in Del Dios
Del Dios $968,800Tehama $318,900
Street grid4.8×
Del Dios has the more walkable street grid
Del Dios 211Tehama 44.2
Average commute20 min
Tehama has the shorter commute
Del Dios 39 minTehama 19 min
Bachelor’s degree++30.1 pts
More adults in Del Dios have a degree
Del Dios 44%Tehama 13.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,960 more a month in Del Dios

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.

Del Dios$5,530/mo
Typical home $969K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $2,706/mo · Housing →
Tehama$1,570/mo
Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $988/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,960 a month, about $47,600 a year, between Del Dios and Tehama.

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.

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
Del DiosTehama
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th89th
Outdoors & history
Del DiosTehama
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—0.9%
Settled—1906
National Register places—1
Archive photos—4
Community
Del DiosTehama
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

554 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Del DiosCATehamaCA
Del Dios ↔ Tehama554 miles apart
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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.

Del DiosTehama
People
Population 379Highest 366Lowest
Median age 57.2±9.7Highest 51% above CA 52.1±11.2Lowest 37% above CA
Del Dios and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10%±12.8Lowest CA: 22% 20.2%±10.5Highest CA: 22%
Tehama and Del Dios are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.4%±9.5Highest CA: 15.7% 26%±2.7Lowest CA: 15.7%
Del Dios and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±4.5Lowest CA: 7.6% 4.4%±3.8Highest CA: 7.6%
Tehama and Del Dios are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $70,893±$16k 28% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $968,800±$190kHighest 32% above CA $318,900±$51kLowest 57% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,706±$1kHighest 33% above CA $988±$814Lowest 51% below CA
Del Dios and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,417Highest 6% above CA $1,467Lowest 71% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.9%±51.3Lowest CA: 55.3% 39.5%±54.2Highest CA: 55.3%
Tehama and Del Dios are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.2%Highest CA: 12% 2.7%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.5%Lowest CA: 55.9% 74.5%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944Lowest 32 yrs older than CA 1962Highest 14 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 37% above CA 19 minLowest 34% below CA
Work from home 24%±20.4Highest CA: 17.2% 13.9%±12.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Del Dios and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Diego (39%)Chico (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TehamaFew work in Del Dios
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 211Highest 44.2Lowest
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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