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

–HighgroveNot graded AWintersSafer than 85% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−HighgroveBetter than 18% of districts in the state CWintersBetter than 26% of districts in the state

Health

B−HighgroveHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns B+WintersHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns

9Highgrove

9Winters

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #102#696 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #171#600 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #599#167 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #636#326 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #696#387 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #634#343 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #8#274 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #208#448

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 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.

Down paymentRate%

Highgrove$3,840/mo

Typical home $626K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $1,463/mo · Housing →

Winters$3,550/mo

Typical home $616K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,568/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Highgrove and Winters.

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

HighgroveWinters

Snow a year0″0″

January low43°F 38°F

July high95°F 95°F

Growing season (days)353d 284d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th 84th

Outdoors & history

HighgroveWinters

Trails4 mi 1 mi

Conserved land14.5%1.6%

Settled1886 1898

National Register places—1

Archive photos—7

Community

HighgroveWinters

Library hours a week34 hrs 50 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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

406 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HighgroveCA WintersCA

Highgrove ↔ Winters406 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

HighgroveWinters

People

Population 8,366Highest 7,583Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +88.4%Highest CA: +6.1% +7.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 30.9±3.4Lowest 18% below CA 36.2±2.9Highest 4% below CA

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

Kids under 18 30.6%±4Highest CA: 22% 24.2%±4Lowest CA: 22%

Highgrove and Winters 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% 14.4%±2.6Highest CA: 15.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 31.7%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±2.9Highest CA: 7.6% 5.6%±1.6Lowest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $114,125±$36kLowest 15% above CA $122,951±$35kHighest 24% above CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $625,800±$48kLowest 15% below CA $633,900±$33kHighest 14% below CA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,463±$283Lowest 28% below CA $1,568±$274Highest 23% below CA

Winters and Highgrove 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 $3,920Lowest 23% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.9%±21.4Highest CA: 55.3% 36%±11.3Lowest CA: 55.3%

Highgrove and Winters 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% 8.8%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 70.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 2008Highest 32 yrs newer than CA 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 8% above CA 23 minLowest 20% below CA

Work from home 6.9%±3.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 15.6%±7.4Highest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 16.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.43Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Riverside (16%)Vacaville (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WintersFew work in Highgrove

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 14.5%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 91.8Highest 84.4Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#377 of 574 in CA

School district Riverside UnifiedWinters Joint Unified

High school in town None in townWinters High

Students per teacherat that high school — 17.2

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.

Highgrove vs Winters

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Highgrove

What daily life feels like in each

406 miles apart

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