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Florin vs Vineyard

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+66.6 pts in Vineyard) and property tax bill (+90% in Vineyard).

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Florin, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 50,211 people
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Vineyard, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 43,751 people
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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.

FlorinAn outdoors town
Outdoors#86 most walkable in CA2.3 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves Housing$419K typical home45% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 69%of CA districts All about Florin →
VineyardKnown for its schools
Schools#139 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#226 most conserved land in CA7.6 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 63%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Vineyard →
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.

Growth since 2010+66.6 pts
Vineyard has grown faster since 2010
Vineyard +76.9%Florin +10.3%
Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Vineyard
Vineyard $4,527Florin $2,382
Jobs per worker3.7×
Florin is more of a job hub
Florin 0.71Vineyard 0.19
Trails3.3×
Vineyard has more miles of trail
Vineyard 7.6 miFlorin 2.3 mi
Home values+54%
Homes cost more in Vineyard
Vineyard $596,000Florin $386,900
Household income+48%
Households in Vineyard earn more
Vineyard $105,313Florin $71,111
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,090 more a month in Vineyard

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.

Florin$2,410/mo
Typical home $419K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,622/mo · Housing →
Vineyard$3,500/mo
Typical home $596K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $2,090/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,090 a month, about $13,100 a year, between Vineyard and Florin.

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

Vineyard places higher on 13 of 21 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.

Schools
B+FlorinBetter than 69% of districts in the state B+VineyardBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
CFlorinHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns BVineyardHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns
7Florin
13Vineyard

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #98#306 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #402#139 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #86#458 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #654#328 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #522#226 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #131#415 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #686#400 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #672#417

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

Where they are

Florin and Vineyard share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

FlorinVineyardFlorinVineyard
Florin ↔ Vineyard4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
750 Vineyard residents work in Florin (3.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Vineyard →
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
FlorinVineyard
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)341d341d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th40th
Outdoors & history
FlorinVineyard
Trails2 mi8 mi
Conserved land2.3%11.1%
Famous people born here1—
Community
FlorinVineyard
Library hours a week39 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.

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.

FlorinVineyard
People
Population 50,211Highest 43,751Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +76.9%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 35.4±1.3Lowest 7% below CA 37.4±1.1Highest about the CA average
Vineyard and Florin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.4%±1.5Lowest CA: 22% 24.7%±1.6Highest CA: 22%
Vineyard and Florin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±1Highest CA: 15.7% 14.1%±1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Florin and Vineyard 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% 31.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.1%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.9%±1.4Highest CA: 7.6%
Vineyard and Florin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,111±$5kLowest 28% below CA $105,313±$7kHighest 6% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $386,900±$14kLowest 47% below CA $596,000±$15kHighest 19% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,622±$76Lowest 20% below CA $2,090±$149Highest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,382Lowest 54% below CA $4,527Highest 12% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.1%±7Lowest CA: 55.3% 59.7%±9.2Highest CA: 55.3%
Vineyard and Florin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.7%Highest CA: 12% 11.6%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.1%Lowest CA: 55.9% 75.2%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than CA 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 7% below CA 29 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 9.6%±1.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 14.8%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 6.9%Highest 3.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sacramento (30%)Sacramento (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Vineyard4% work in Florin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Lowest 11.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 7.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13 13
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 135Highest 65.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #402 of 574 in CA#139 of 574 in CA
School district Elk Grove Unified · Sacramento County Office of EducationElk Grove Unified
High school in town Florin HighSheldon High
Students per teacherat that high school 18.3Lowest 22.3Highest
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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