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Exeter vs Susanville

297 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.8× in Susanville) and work in town (+47.6 pts in Susanville).

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Exeter, CAHomes around $388KCalifornia · 10,258 people
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Susanville, CAHomes around $241KCalifornia · 14,177 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $870 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 →
Susanville$1,420/mo
Typical home $241K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $902/mo · Housing →

The difference: $870 a month, about $10,500 a year, between Exeter and Susanville.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

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
ExeterSusanville
Snow a year0″—
January low37°F—
July high96°F—
Growing season (days)284d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th84th
Outdoors & history
ExeterSusanville
Trails3 mi18 mi
Conserved land3.2%12.6%
National Register places13
Archive photos11—
Famous people born here9—
Community
ExeterSusanville
Library hours a week26 hrs21 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

297 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Exeter ↔ Susanville297 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.

ExeterSusanville
People
Population 10,258Lowest 14,177Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.1%Highest CA: +6.1% -6.8%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.8±2.8Lowest 8% below CA 36.8±1.3Highest about the CA average
Susanville 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% 16.1%±2Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 13.9%±2.5Highest CA: 15.7% 13.6%±2Lowest CA: 15.7%
Exeter and Susanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 11.4%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±1.9Highest CA: 7.6% 2.4%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,769±$11kHighest 24% below CA $61,641±$8kLowest 38% below CA
Exeter and Susanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,600±$31kHighest 58% below CA $235,500±$18kLowest 68% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,286±$113Highest 37% below CA $902±$77Lowest 56% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,418Highest 53% below CA $1,785Lowest 65% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.2%±12.2Highest CA: 55.3% 35.9%±8.3Lowest CA: 55.3%
Exeter and Susanville 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% 17.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.7%Highest CA: 55.9% 53.9%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than CA 1975Lowest 1 yr older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 28% below CA 16 minLowest 45% below CA
Work from home 3.4%±2Lowest CA: 17.2% 3.9%±1.8Highest CA: 17.2%
Susanville 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 59.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.95Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Visalia (27%)Redding (2%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SusanvilleFew work in Exeter
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 12.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miLowest 17.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 43.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#361 of 574 in CA
School district Exeter UnifiedLassen Union High · Susanville Elementary
High school in town Exeter Union HighLassen High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.0Highest 20.2Lowest
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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