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Manteca vs Apple Valley

318 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (71.7× in Apple Valley) and street grid (3.9× in Manteca).

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Manteca, CAHomes around $577KCalifornia · 89,043 people
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Apple Valley, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 75,473 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 $860 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.

Manteca$3,380/mo
Typical home $577K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $2,065/mo · Housing →
Apple Valley$2,520/mo
Typical home $433K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,444/mo · Housing →

The difference: $860 a month, about $10,300 a year, between Manteca and Apple Valley.

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

Manteca places higher on 16 of 21 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
MantecaApple Valley
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F33°F
July high95°F98°F
Growing season (days)305d233d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th91st
Outdoors & history
MantecaApple Valley
Conserved land3.8%1.1%
Settled18611988
Archive photos130
Famous people born here1019
Community
MantecaApple Valley
Library hours a week46 hrs29 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

318 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Manteca ↔ Apple Valley318 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.

MantecaApple Valley
People
Population 89,043Highest 75,473Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24.4%Highest CA: +6.1% +9.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.8±1Highest about the CA average 36.5±1.5Lowest 4% below CA
Manteca and Apple Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.2%±1.6Lowest CA: 22% 27.6%±2Highest CA: 22%
Apple Valley and Manteca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.2%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 18.4%±1.2Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 18.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1Highest CA: 7.6% 5.7%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6%
Manteca and Apple Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $97,055±$5kHighest about the CA average $69,882±$6kLowest 29% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $589,900±$11kHighest 20% below CA $407,400±$11kLowest 45% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,065±$67Highest about the CA average $1,444±$60Lowest 29% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,321Highest 16% below CA $2,772Lowest 46% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.4%±5Lowest CA: 55.3% 63.1%±8.4Highest CA: 55.3%
Apple Valley and Manteca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.5%Lowest CA: 12% 16.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 69.9%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 19 yrs newer than CA 1987Lowest 11 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minLowest 31% above CA 41 minHighest 43% above CA
Work from home 10.5%±1.4Highest CA: 17.2% 9.7%±1.5Lowest CA: 17.2%
Manteca and Apple Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.1%Lowest 15.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miLowest 33.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.54Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (11%)Victorville (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Apple ValleyFew work in Manteca
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.8 miLowest 272.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 3.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 39Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 115Highest 29.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #434 of 574 in CA#518 of 574 in CA
School district Manteca UnifiedApple Valley Unified
High school in town Manteca HighApple Valley High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.0Lowest 23.9Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Manteca neighborsTown Square →
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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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