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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Dos Palos

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 →

Weed$1,750/mo

Typical home $308K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Dos Palos and Weed.

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

Weed places higher on 15 of 21 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.

Safety

C−Dos PalosSafer than 18% of U.S. towns C−WeedSafer than 22% of U.S. towns

Schools

CDos PalosBetter than 26% of districts in the state B−WeedBetter than 50% of districts in the state

Health

DDos PalosHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns C+WeedHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns

6Dos Palos

15Weed

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #81#731 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #93#643 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #426#34 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #756#390 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #754#397 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #413#231 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #786#456 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #443#211

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

Where they are

320 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dos PalosCA WeedCA

Dos Palos ↔ Weed320 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 PalosWeed

People

Population 5,765Highest 2,737Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.1%Highest CA: +6.1% -3.5%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 37±3.8Highest about the CA average 36±4Lowest 5% below CA

Dos Palos and Weed 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% 22.3%±6.3Lowest CA: 22%

Dos Palos and Weed 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% 14.3%±3.7Lowest CA: 15.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.3%Lowest CA: 37.1% 11.6%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±2.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 13.7%±4Highest CA: 7.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,367±$17kHighest 57% below CA $38,854±$8kLowest 61% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $299,500±$37kHighest 59% below CA $259,600±$26kLowest 65% below CA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$440Highest 45% below CA $788±$245Lowest 61% below CA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,663Highest 68% below CA $1,360Lowest 73% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.1%±14.5Lowest CA: 55.3% 68.4%±15.7Highest CA: 55.3%

Below poverty line 17.6%Lowest CA: 12% 33.6%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 48.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest same as CA 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the CA average 17 minLowest 41% below CA

Work from home 7.3%±5.5Highest CA: 17.2% 3%±2.3Lowest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 19.8%Lowest 26.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Lowest 1.28Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Los Banos (9%)Mount Shasta (16%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 17.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 3.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 132Highest 36.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #395 of 574 in CA #341 of 574 in CA

School district Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedSiskiyou Union High · Weed Union Elementary

High school in town Dos Palos HighWeed High

Students per teacherat that high school 19.4Highest 14.5Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Dos Palos History

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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 Weed

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Weed gets 89 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Dos Palos

Weed places higher on 15 of 21 CA lists

320 miles apart

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