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Firebaugh vs Winton

38 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.9× in Firebaugh) and home values (+40% in Winton).

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Firebaugh, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 8,392 people
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Winton, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 11,797 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

Winton places higher on 14 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 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.

Firebaugh$1,960/mo
Typical home $340K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $982/mo · Housing →
Winton$2,070/mo
Typical home $363K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Winton and Firebaugh.

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
FirebaughWinton
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F37°F
July high96°F95°F
Growing season (days)281d263d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th44th
Outdoors & history
FirebaughWinton
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.6%3.3%
Settled1914—
Archive photos18—
Community
FirebaughWinton
Library hours a week32 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

38 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Firebaugh ↔ Winton38 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.

FirebaughWinton
People
Population 8,392Lowest 11,797Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +10.3%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 31.4±4.1Highest 17% below CA 29.7±1.7Lowest 22% below CA
Firebaugh and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.1%±6.2Highest CA: 22% 29.3%±3Lowest CA: 22%
Firebaugh and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.5%±3.2Highest CA: 15.7% 9.6%±1.8Lowest CA: 15.7%
Firebaugh and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.8%Lowest CA: 37.1% 7.4%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.7Lowest CA: 7.6% 9.1%±2.3Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,734±$4kLowest 52% below CA $57,015±$5kHighest 42% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $242,400±$21kLowest 67% below CA $339,400±$12kHighest 54% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $982±$111Lowest 52% below CA $1,156±$88Highest 43% below CA
Winton and Firebaugh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,548Lowest 70% below CA $1,818Highest 65% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54%±16.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 56.8%±12Highest CA: 55.3%
Winton and Firebaugh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 36.6%Highest CA: 12% 14%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 49.9%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than CA 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 10% below CA 26 minHighest 9% below CA
Work from home 3.4%±3.4Lowest CA: 17.2% 4.5%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Winton and Firebaugh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.1%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fresno (15%)Merced (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WintonFew work in Firebaugh
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 2.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.7Lowest 59.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #371 of 574 in CA#356 of 574 in CA
School district Firebaugh-Las Deltas UnifiedWinton
High school in town Firebaugh HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 18.6 —
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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