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Isleton vs Knights Landing

44 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Isleton) and growth since 2010 (+13.5 pts in Knights Landing).

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Isleton, CAHomes around $411KCalifornia · 522 people
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Knights Landing, CAHomes around $493KCalifornia · 1,099 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.

IsletonHomes around $411K
Housing$411K typical home46% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 79%of CA districts HistorySettled in 19231 place on the National Register All about Isleton →
Knights LandingHomes around $493K
Housing$493K typical home36% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 69%of CA districts HistorySettled in 18436 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Knights Landing →
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.

Trails3×
Isleton has more miles of trail
Isleton 4.2 miKnights Landing 1.4 mi
Growth since 2010+13.5 pts
Knights Landing has grown faster since 2010
Knights Landing +12.3%Isleton -1.2%
Homeowners+24.7 pts renters
Isleton has more renters
Knights Landing 100%Isleton 75.3%
Jobs per worker2.2×
Isleton is more of a job hub
Isleton 0.49Knights Landing 0.22
Seasonal homes+13.2 pts
Isleton has more second homes
Isleton 13.2%Knights Landing 0%
Bachelor’s degree++12.8 pts
More adults in Isleton have a degree
Isleton 12.8%Knights Landing 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,040 more a month in Knights Landing

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.

Isleton$2,290/mo
Typical home $411K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $1,168/mo · Housing →
Knights Landing$3,320/mo
Typical home $493K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $1,040 a month, about $12,400 a year, between Knights Landing and Isleton.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
A−IsletonBetter than 79% of districts in the state B+Knights LandingBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
–IsletonNot graded C+Knights LandingHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns
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
IsletonKnights Landing
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F38°F
July high91°F95°F
Growing season (days)343d301d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st65th
Outdoors & history
IsletonKnights Landing
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land10.7%0.9%
Settled19231843
National Register places1—
Archive photos156
Famous people born here—1
Community
IsletonKnights Landing
Library hours a week24 hrs21 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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

IsletonCAKnights LandingCA
Isleton ↔ Knights Landing44 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.

IsletonKnights Landing
People
Population 522Lowest 1,099Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +12.3%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 35.8±6.7Lowest 6% below CA 38±20.7Highest about the CA average
Knights Landing and Isleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±6.9Lowest CA: 22% 28.2%±13.8Highest CA: 22%
Knights Landing and Isleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±7Highest CA: 15.7% 12.5%±6.2Lowest CA: 15.7%
Isleton and Knights Landing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Highest CA: 37.1% 0%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±3.5Lowest CA: 7.6% 15.4%±13.8Highest CA: 7.6%
Knights Landing and Isleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,194±$18kHighest 46% below CA $49,458±$29kLowest 50% below CA
Isleton and Knights Landing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $326,200±$94kLowest 56% below CA $431,100±$36kHighest 41% below CA
Knights Landing and Isleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,168±$322 43% below CA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,270 75% below CA —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.1%±44.7 CA: 55.3% —
Below poverty line 21.8%Highest CA: 12% 12.8%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 100%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 4 yrs older than CA 1965Lowest 11 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 27% above CA 34 minLowest 17% above CA
Work from home 1.5%±4.5Lowest CA: 17.2% 13.6%±17.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Knights Landing and Isleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.3%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rio Vista (8%)Woodland (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Knights LandingFew work in Isleton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.7%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 8.4 miHighest 2.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 131Highest 91.1Lowest
Schools
School district River Delta Joint UnifiedWoodland Joint Unified
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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