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Indio vs Manteca

396 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.6× in Indio) and average commute (15 min in Indio).

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Indio, CAHomes around $509KCalifornia · 91,950 people
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Manteca, CAHomes around $577KCalifornia · 89,043 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

Manteca places higher on 17 of 22 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 $290 more a month in Manteca

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.

Indio$3,090/mo
Typical home $509K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,437/mo · Housing →
Manteca$3,380/mo
Typical home $577K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,065/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Manteca and Indio.

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
IndioManteca
Snow a year0″0″
January low47°F39°F
July high106°F95°F
Growing season (days)365d305d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th74th
Outdoors & history
IndioManteca
Trails25 mi4 mi
Conserved land3.2%3.8%
Settled18731861
Archive photos141
Famous people born here2210
Community
IndioManteca
Library hours a week38 hrs46 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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

396 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Indio ↔ Manteca396 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.

IndioManteca
People
Population 91,950Highest 89,043Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +24.4%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.6±1.1Highest about the CA average 36.8±1Lowest about the CA average
Indio and Manteca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±1.6Lowest CA: 22% 25.2%±1.6Highest CA: 22%
Manteca and Indio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.6%±1Highest CA: 15.7% 14.2%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.5%Lowest CA: 37.1% 21.7%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.1%±1Highest CA: 7.6%
Manteca and Indio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,167±$6kLowest 22% below CA $97,055±$5kHighest about the CA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $458,400±$10kLowest 38% below CA $589,900±$11kHighest 20% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,437±$53Lowest 29% below CA $2,065±$67Highest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,559Highest 11% below CA $4,321Lowest 16% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.9%±6.3Highest CA: 55.3% 55.4%±5Lowest CA: 55.3%
Indio and Manteca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.5%Highest CA: 12% 9.5%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Lowest CA: 55.9% 72.4%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA 1995Lowest 19 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 20% below CA 38 minHighest 31% above CA
Work from home 5.1%±1Lowest CA: 17.2% 10.5%±1.4Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 16.3%Highest 12.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58 0.58
Top workplaceoutside town Palm Desert (11%)Stockton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MantecaFew work in Indio
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 25.2 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Lowest 39Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.2Lowest 115Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #462 of 574 in CA#434 of 574 in CA
School district Coachella Valley Unified · Desert Sands UnifiedManteca Unified
High school in town Indio HighManteca High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.6Highest 21.0Lowest
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.

Indio neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 6d

New to Indio Schools

1 neighbor in Indio can answer.

Manteca neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

Getting Settled in Manteca

1 neighbor in Manteca can answer.

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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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