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Lathrop vs Wildomar

368 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+44.6 pts in Lathrop) and property tax bill (+83% in Lathrop).

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Lathrop, CAHomes around $627KCalifornia · 35,052 people
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Wildomar, CAHomes around $652KCalifornia · 37,277 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

Lathrop places higher on 11 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 about the same each month

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.

Lathrop$3,860/mo
Typical home $627K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $2,570/mo · Housing →
Wildomar$3,800/mo
Typical home $652K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $2,003/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Lathrop and Wildomar.

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
LathropWildomar
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F42°F
July high93°F97°F
Growing season (days)330d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd95th
Outdoors & history
LathropWildomar
Conserved land1.4%6.9%
Settled18681884
Archive photos1018
Famous people born here13
Community
LathropWildomar
Library hours a week28 hrs44 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

368 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lathrop ↔ Wildomar368 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.

LathropWildomar
People
Population 35,052Lowest 37,277Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +59.2%Highest CA: +6.1% +14.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 33.9±1.5Lowest 11% below CA 37.7±2Highest about the CA average
Kids under 18 30.4%±2.8Highest CA: 22% 22.5%±2.1Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 10.1%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7% 14.7%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28%Highest CA: 37.1% 21.1%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.7%±1.4Highest CA: 7.6%
Wildomar and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $126,421±$13kHighest 28% above CA $103,506±$6kLowest 4% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $643,600±$15kHighest 12% below CA $552,400±$20kLowest 25% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,570±$236Highest 26% above CA $2,003±$232Lowest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,068Highest 38% above CA $3,856Lowest 25% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.4%±12.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 49.7%±12.6Highest CA: 55.3%
Wildomar and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest CA: 12% 10.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 78.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2007Highest 31 yrs newer than CA 1992Lowest 16 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 45 minHighest 57% above CA 38 minLowest 34% above CA
Work from home 13.6%±3.1 CA: 17.2% 13.6%±2.4 CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Highest 5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.04Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (11%)Temecula (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WildomarFew work in Lathrop
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 6.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.2 miLowest 26.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 25Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.2Highest 38.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #171 of 574 in CA#165 of 574 in CA
School district River Islands Technology Academy II District · NextGeneration STEAM Academy DistrictLake Elsinore Unified · Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District
High school in town Lathrop HighElsinore High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.5Lowest 21.8Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Lathrop neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

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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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