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Madera Acres vs Madera

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Madera) and size (6.9× in Madera).

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Madera Acres, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 9,846 people
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Madera, CAHomes around $426KCalifornia · 67,831 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.

Madera AcresKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 68%of CA districts Health76% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Madera Acres →
MaderaHomes around $426K
Housing$426K typical home44% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 68%of CA districts Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Madera →
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.

Jobs per worker4×
Madera is more of a job hub
Madera 0.84Madera Acres 0.21
Size6.9×
Madera is the bigger place
Madera 67,831Madera Acres 9,846
Homeowners+29.6 pts renters
Madera has more renters
Madera Acres 84.3%Madera 54.7%
Street grid2.3×
Madera has the more walkable street grid
Madera 86.1Madera Acres 36.7
Work in town+23.4 pts
More of Madera’s workers stay in town
Madera 27.4%Madera Acres 4%
Rent+25%
Rent runs higher in Madera Acres
Madera Acres $1,685Madera $1,353
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Madera

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.

Madera Acres$2,010/mo
Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,685/mo · Housing →
Madera$2,460/mo
Typical home $426K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,353/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Madera and Madera Acres.

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.

Where they are

Madera Acres and Madera share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Madera AcresMaderaMadera AcresMadera
Madera Acres ↔ Madera3.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
800 Madera Acres residents work in Madera (24% of its workers)
190 Madera residents work in Madera Acres (0.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Madera Acres →
Report cards

Madera Acres places higher on 9 of 18 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.

Safety
–Madera AcresNot graded CMaderaSafer than 28% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+Madera AcresBetter than 68% of districts in the state B+MaderaBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
C−Madera AcresHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns DMaderaHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
9Madera Acres
7Madera

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #645#260 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #642#321 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #441#620 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #493#293 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #299#149 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #585#710 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #617#730 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #677#776

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

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
Madera AcresMadera
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F38°F
July high96°F96°F
Growing season (days)281d281d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th80th
Outdoors & history
Madera AcresMadera
Trails6 mi6 mi
Conserved land0%2.5%
Settled—1876
National Register places—1
Archive photos—9
Famous people born here—28
Community
Madera AcresMadera
Library hours a week—41 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.

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.

Madera AcresMadera
People
Population 9,846Lowest 67,831Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census 0%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.8%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 35.5±3.7Highest 6% below CA 30.4±0.7Lowest 20% below CA
Kids under 18 24.6%±2Lowest CA: 22% 30.8%±1.6Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 15.1%±2.2Highest CA: 15.7% 9.6%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 10.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.9%±2.5Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.1%±1.1Highest CA: 7.6%
Madera and Madera Acres are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,457±$10kHighest 21% below CA $63,933±$5kLowest 36% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,800±$16kLowest 53% below CA $359,900±$9kHighest 51% below CA
Madera and Madera Acres are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,685±$252Highest 17% below CA $1,353±$58Lowest 34% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,345Highest 54% below CA $2,295Lowest 55% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±25.8Highest CA: 55.3% 60.3%±4.9Lowest CA: 55.3%
Madera Acres and Madera are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.2%Lowest CA: 12% 25.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 54.7%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 11 yrs newer than CA 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the CA average 26 minLowest 10% below CA
Work from home 4.7%±2.6Lowest CA: 17.2% 6.9%±1.4Highest CA: 17.2%
Madera and Madera Acres are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Lowest 27.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Madera (24%)Fresno (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 24% work in Madera1% work in Madera Acres
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.7Lowest 86.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#495 of 574 in CA
School district Madera UnifiedSherman Thomas STEM Academy District · Madera Unified
High school in town None in townMatilda Torres High
Students per teacherat that high school — 20.5
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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