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Exeter vs Anderson

334 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.3× in Anderson) and household income (+60% in Exeter).

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Exeter, CAHomes around $388KCalifornia · 10,258 people
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Anderson, CAHomes around $339KCalifornia · 11,255 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

Anderson places higher on 12 of 20 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 $290 more a month in Exeter

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.

Exeter$2,290/mo
Typical home $388K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,286/mo · Housing →
Anderson$2,000/mo
Typical home $339K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $962/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Exeter and Anderson.

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
ExeterAnderson
Snow a year0″1″
January low37°F—
July high96°F—
Growing season (days)284d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th87th
Outdoors & history
ExeterAnderson
Trails3 mi14 mi
Conserved land3.2%8.2%
Settled—1956
National Register places1—
Archive photos112
Famous people born here9—
Community
ExeterAnderson
Library hours a week26 hrs40 hrs
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

334 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Exeter ↔ Anderson334 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.

ExeterAnderson
People
Population 10,258Lowest 11,255Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +14%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.8±2.8Lowest 8% below CA 37.9±1.8Highest about the CA average
Anderson and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±4.8Highest CA: 22% 25.7%±3.8Lowest CA: 22%
Exeter and Anderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.9%±2.5Lowest CA: 15.7% 17.2%±2.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Anderson and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 15.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±1.9Highest CA: 7.6% 4.9%±1.7Lowest CA: 7.6%
Exeter and Anderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,769±$11kHighest 24% below CA $47,375±$7kLowest 52% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,600±$31kHighest 58% below CA $283,000±$15kLowest 61% below CA
Exeter and Anderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,286±$113Highest 37% below CA $962±$130Lowest 53% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,418Highest 53% below CA $2,186Lowest 57% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.2%±12.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 69.3%±7.9Highest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 14.2%Lowest CA: 12% 21.2%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 58.1%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than CA 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 28% below CA 20 minLowest 31% below CA
Work from home 3.4%±2Lowest CA: 17.2% 11.5%±4.6Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 11.7%Lowest 13.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.95Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Visalia (27%)Redding (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AndersonFew work in Exeter
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 8.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miLowest 13.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 50.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#265 of 574 in CA
School district Exeter UnifiedAnderson Union High · Cascade Union Elementary
High school in town Exeter Union HighAnderson High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.0Highest 22.6Lowest
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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