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−Dos PalosSafer than 18% of U.S. towns C+GustineSafer than 43% of U.S. towns

Schools

CDos PalosBetter than 26% of districts in the state B+GustineBetter than 68% of districts in the state

Health

DDos PalosHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns C−GustineHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns

8Dos Palos

11Gustine

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 411 towns #309#119 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #426#714 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #443#211 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #93#283 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #616#783 Most affordableCost of living · 835 towns #91#238 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #60#163 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #81#171

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Dos Palos’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Gustine

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%

Dos Palos$2,070/mo

Typical home $363K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

Gustine$2,390/mo

Typical home $422K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,395/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Gustine and Dos Palos.

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

Dos PalosGustine

Snow a year0″0″

January low39°F 38°F

July high95°F 100°F

Growing season (days)322d 273d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th 85th

Outdoors & history

Dos PalosGustine

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land3%3.1%

Settled—1915

Archive photos3 —

Famous people born here4 —

Community

Dos PalosGustine

Library hours a week19 hrs 19 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dos PalosGustine

Dos Palos ↔ Gustine27 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

Dos PalosGustine

People

Population 5,765Lowest 6,133Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +10.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 37±3.8Lowest about the CA average 44.1±6.6Highest 16% above CA

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

Kids under 18 24.1%±7Highest CA: 22% 19.7%±7.6Lowest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 21.8%±7.3Highest CA: 15.7% 17.3%±4.4Lowest CA: 15.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 7.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.4%±5.4Highest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,367±$17kLowest 57% below CA $59,532±$14kHighest 40% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $299,500±$37kLowest 59% below CA $441,700±$26kHighest 40% below CA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$440Lowest 45% below CA $1,395±$190Highest 31% below CA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,663Lowest 68% below CA $2,275Highest 56% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.1%±14.5Lowest CA: 55.3% 35.4%±21.7Highest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 17.6%Highest CA: 12% 4%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest same as CA 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the CA average 34 minHighest 20% above CA

Work from home 7.3%±5.5Highest CA: 17.2% 1.9%±2.2Lowest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 19.8%Highest 13.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.55Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Los Banos (9%)Newman (5%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GustineFew work in Dos Palos

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3%Lowest 3.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 132Highest 92.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #395 of 574 in CA—

School district Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedGustine Unified

High school in town Dos Palos HighGustine High

Students per teacherat that high school 19.4Lowest 19.5Highest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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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.

Dos Palos vs Gustine

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Gustine places higher on 11 of 20 CA lists

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Gustine

What daily life feels like in each

27 miles apart

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