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Dorris vs Maricopa

497 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+61% in Maricopa) and work from home (+12.3 pts in Dorris).

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Dorris, CAHomes around $140KCalifornia · 869 people
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Maricopa, CAHomes around $210KCalifornia · 984 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.

DorrisHomes around $140K
Housing$140K typical home82% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 7%of CA districts All about Dorris →
MaricopaHomes around $210K
Housing$210K typical home73% below the CA typical home Work460 jobsbased in Maricopa, a regional job hub All about Maricopa →
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.

Rent+61%
Rent runs higher in Maricopa
Maricopa $1,203Dorris $746
Work from home+12.3 pts
More people work from home in Dorris
Dorris 14.4%Maricopa 2.1%
Street grid2.1×
Dorris has the more walkable street grid
Dorris 102Maricopa 47.5
Average commute9 min
Dorris has the shorter commute
Maricopa 29 minDorris 20 min
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Maricopa
Maricopa $1,324Dorris $1,069
Bachelor’s degree++11.6 pts
More adults in Dorris have a degree
Dorris 18%Maricopa 6.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Maricopa

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.

Dorris$810/mo
Typical home $140K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $746/mo · Housing →
Maricopa$1,250/mo
Typical home $210K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,203/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Maricopa and Dorris.

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

Dorris gets 52 more inches of snow a year

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
DorrisMaricopa
Snow a year52″0″
January low21°F41°F
July high88°F99°F
Growing season (days)107d330d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd93rd
Outdoors & history
DorrisMaricopa
Settled19081910
Archive photos10—
Famous people born here—2
Community
DorrisMaricopa
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.

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.

Schools
DDorrisBetter than 7% of districts in the state –MaricopaNot graded
Where they are

497 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DorrisCAMaricopaCA
Dorris ↔ Maricopa497 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.

DorrisMaricopa
People
Population 869Lowest 984Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.4%Highest CA: +6.1% -11.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.6±9Lowest 3% below CA 37.7±10.5Highest about the CA average
Maricopa and Dorris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31%±3.1Highest CA: 22% 24.8%±6Lowest CA: 22%
Dorris and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.4%±9.7Highest CA: 15.7% 19.5%±6.2Lowest CA: 15.7%
Dorris and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18%Highest CA: 37.1% 6.4%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±2.3Highest CA: 7.6% 3%±2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Dorris and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $41,563±$23kHighest 58% below CA $39,120±$6kLowest 61% below CA
Dorris and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,700±$13kLowest 79% below CA $155,500±$32kHighest 79% below CA
Maricopa and Dorris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $746±$147Lowest 63% below CA $1,203±$266Highest 41% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,069Lowest 79% below CA $1,324Highest 74% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±16.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 69.6%±51.4Highest CA: 55.3%
Maricopa and Dorris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.1%Lowest CA: 12% 22.4%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 60.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than CA 1970Highest 6 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 32% below CA 29 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 14.4%±9.2Highest CA: 17.2% 2.1%±1.8Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 15.7%Highest 8.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.8 miHighest 28.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Lowest 1.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Medford (6%)Bakersfield (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MaricopaFew work in Dorris
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 102Highest 47.5Lowest
Schools
School district Butte Valley Unified—
High school in town Butte Valley High—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.6 —
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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