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

CExeterSafer than 25% of U.S. towns C+OrlandSafer than 43% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+ExeterBetter than 70% of districts in the state COrlandBetter than 28% of districts in the state

Health

C+ExeterHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns COrlandHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns

11Exeter

8Orland

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #648#114 SafestSafety · 411 towns #247#126 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #752#610 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #530#679 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #155#303 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #680#568 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #610#703 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #458#516

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Exeter$2,290/mo

Typical home $388K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,286/mo · Housing →

Orland$2,270/mo

Typical home $395K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,146/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

ExeterOrland

Snow a year0″0″

January low37°F 38°F

July high96°F 94°F

Growing season (days)284d 279d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 72nd

Outdoors & history

ExeterOrland

Trails3 mi 1 mi

Conserved land3.2%2.4%

Settled—1909

National Register places1 —

Archive photos11 —

Famous people born here9 —

Community

ExeterOrland

Library hours a week26 hrs 40 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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

290 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ExeterCA OrlandCA

Exeter ↔ Orland290 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

ExeterOrland

People

Population 10,258Highest 8,357Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +13.8%Highest CA: +6.1%

Median age 34.8±2.8Highest 8% below CA 33.3±1.8Lowest 12% below CA

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

Kids under 18 28.7%±4.8Lowest CA: 22% 34.2%±4.6Highest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 13.9%±2.5 CA: 15.7% 13.9%±2.8 CA: 15.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 11.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±1.9Highest CA: 7.6% 2.2%±1Lowest CA: 7.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,769±$11kHighest 24% below CA $64,945±$8kLowest 34% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,600±$31kLowest 58% below CA $342,200±$15kHighest 53% below CA

Orland and Exeter 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 $1,146±$129Lowest 44% below CA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,418Highest 53% below CA $2,109Lowest 59% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.2%±12.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 49.8%±13.1Highest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 14.2%Lowest CA: 12% 16.9%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 58.7%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than CA 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 28% below CA 20 minLowest 29% below CA

Work from home 3.4%±2Lowest CA: 17.2% 7.4%±4Highest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 11.7%Lowest 15.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.95Highest 0.52Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Visalia (27%)Chico (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OrlandFew work in Exeter

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Highest 2.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 88.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#444 of 574 in CA

School district Exeter UnifiedOrland Joint Unified · Glenn County Office of Education

High school in town Exeter Union HighOrland High

Students per teacherat that high school 24.0Highest 18.3Lowest

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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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.

Exeter vs Orland

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Exeter places higher on 11 of 19 CA lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

290 miles apart

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