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Highgrove vs Fowler

224 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+68.1 pts in Highgrove) and trails (6× in Highgrove).

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Highgrove, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 8,366 people
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Fowler, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 7,094 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 $1,070 more a month in Highgrove

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.

Highgrove$3,840/mo
Typical home $626K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $1,463/mo · Housing →
Fowler$2,770/mo
Typical home $471K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,218/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,070 a month, about $12,800 a year, between Highgrove and Fowler.

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

Highgrove places higher on 11 of 18 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.

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
HighgroveFowler
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F41°F
July high95°F98°F
Growing season (days)353d337d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th44th
Outdoors & history
HighgroveFowler
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land14.5%0.5%
Settled18861908
Archive photos—2
Community
HighgroveFowler
Library hours a week34 hrs39 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

224 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Highgrove ↔ Fowler224 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.

HighgroveFowler
People
Population 8,366Highest 7,094Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +88.4%Highest CA: +6.1% +20.3%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 30.9±3.4Lowest 18% below CA 33.5±5.1Highest 12% below CA
Fowler and Highgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.6%±4Lowest CA: 22% 30.7%±4.9Highest CA: 22%
Fowler and Highgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.1%±1.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 11%±2.8Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 25.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±2.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 12.6%±3.3Highest CA: 7.6%
Fowler and Highgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $114,125±$36kHighest 15% above CA $66,983±$21kLowest 32% below CA
Highgrove and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $625,800±$48kHighest 15% below CA $379,800±$26kLowest 48% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,463±$283Highest 28% below CA $1,218±$124Lowest 40% below CA
Highgrove and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,748Highest 32% above CA $2,919Lowest 43% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.9%±21.4Highest CA: 55.3% 45.7%±15.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Highgrove and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest CA: 12% 19.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 62.7%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2008Highest 32 yrs newer than CA 1990Lowest 14 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 8% above CA 22 minLowest 24% below CA
Work from home 6.9%±3.7Highest CA: 17.2% 5.5%±3.4Lowest CA: 17.2%
Highgrove and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 8.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Riverside (16%)Fresno (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FowlerFew work in Highgrove
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.5%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 91.8Lowest 107Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#247 of 574 in CA
School district Riverside UnifiedFowler Unified
High school in town None in townFowler High
Students per teacherat that high school — 20.1
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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