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Escalon vs Winchester

357 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.6× in Escalon) and average commute (22 min in Escalon).

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Escalon, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 7,451 people
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Winchester, CAHomes around $653KCalifornia · 4,555 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 · Report cards

Escalon places higher on 12 of 18 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Winchester

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.

Escalon$3,460/mo
Typical home $596K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,724/mo · Housing →
Winchester$3,910/mo
Typical home $653K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,658/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Winchester and Escalon.

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
EscalonWinchester
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F40°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)305d315d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd98th
Outdoors & history
EscalonWinchester
Trails0 mi11 mi
Conserved land2%2.4%
Settled19571886
Archive photos126
Famous people born here4—
Community
EscalonWinchester
Library hours a week28 hrs—
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.

Where they are

357 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Escalon ↔ Winchester357 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.

EscalonWinchester
People
Population 7,451Highest 4,555Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.8%Lowest CA: +6.1% +21.1%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 35.7±4.1Highest 6% below CA 30.8±4.5Lowest 19% below CA
Escalon and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.5%±4.9Highest CA: 22% 21.8%±4.7Lowest CA: 22%
Escalon and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21%±5.3Highest CA: 15.7% 5.1%±3.2Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 14.8%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±2.2Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.4%±6.3Highest CA: 7.6%
Winchester and Escalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,467±$15kHighest 18% below CA $79,250±$16kLowest 20% below CA
Escalon and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $471,200±$15kLowest 36% below CA $493,500±$66kHighest 33% below CA
Winchester and Escalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,724±$353Highest 15% below CA $1,658±$629Lowest 19% below CA
Escalon and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,198Lowest 38% below CA $4,389Highest 14% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.7%±18.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 58.5%±32.6Highest CA: 55.3%
Winchester and Escalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest CA: 12% 10.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 68.7%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 10 yrs newer than CA 1999Highest 23 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 16% below CA 46 minHighest 59% above CA
Work from home 9.6%±5.8Lowest CA: 17.2% 17.9%±8.5Highest CA: 17.2%
Winchester and Escalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.4%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (11%)Temecula (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WinchesterFew work in Escalon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 10.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 110Highest 30.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #214 of 574 in CA—
School district Escalon UnifiedHemet Unified
High school in town Escalon HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 21.8 —
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Escalon neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 6d

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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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