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Loomis vs Buckhorn

43 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (52× in Buckhorn) and jobs per worker (19.9× in Loomis).

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Loomis, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 6,853 people
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Buckhorn, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 3,504 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 $3,420 more a month in Loomis

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.

Loomis$5,540/mo
Typical home $957K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,702/mo · Housing →
Buckhorn$2,130/mo
Typical home $361K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $2,220/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,420 a month, about $41,000 a year, between Loomis and Buckhorn.

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

Loomis places higher on 12 of 17 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
LoomisBuckhorn
Snow a year—4″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th97th
Outdoors & history
LoomisBuckhorn
Trails0 mi5 mi
Conserved land9.5%0%
Settled1861—
Archive photos18—
Famous people born here6—
Community
LoomisBuckhorn
Library hours a week34 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

43 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Loomis ↔ Buckhorn43 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.

LoomisBuckhorn
People
Population 6,853Highest 3,504Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +6.9%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 45.5±3.2Lowest 20% above CA 50.6±4.8Highest 34% above CA
Buckhorn and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.2%±4.2Highest CA: 22% 14.6%±3.6Lowest CA: 22%
Loomis and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.7%±4.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 23.4%±3.8Highest CA: 15.7%
Buckhorn and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 20.2%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±2.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.8%±3.3Highest CA: 7.6%
Buckhorn and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,487±$28kLowest 18% below CA $90,045±$11kHighest 9% below CA
Buckhorn and Loomis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $634,500±$48kHighest 14% below CA $360,800±$28kLowest 51% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,702±$240Lowest 16% below CA $2,220±$194Highest 9% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,190Highest 18% below CA $2,835Lowest 45% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 73.3%±33.6Highest CA: 55.3% 52%±22.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
Loomis and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.5%Highest CA: 12% 10.9%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 89.9%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than CA 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 16% below CA 51 minHighest 78% above CA
Work from home 26.2%±7.7Highest CA: 17.2% 21.1%±7.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Loomis and Buckhorn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 54.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.59Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseville (13%)Jackson (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BuckhornFew work in Loomis
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 5.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.8Highest 23.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #117 of 574 in CA—
School district Loomis Union Elementary · Placer Union High—
High school in town Del Oro High—
Students per teacherat that high school 24.3 —
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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