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Manteca vs Indio

396 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.6× in Indio) and average commute (15 min in Indio).

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Manteca, CAHomes around $577KCalifornia · 89,043 people
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Indio, CAHomes around $509KCalifornia · 91,950 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

Manteca places higher on 17 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 $290 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 →
Indio$3,090/mo
Typical home $509K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,437/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Manteca and Indio.

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
MantecaIndio
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F47°F
July high95°F106°F
Growing season (days)305d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th94th
Outdoors & history
MantecaIndio
Trails4 mi25 mi
Conserved land3.8%3.2%
Settled18611873
Archive photos114
Famous people born here1022
Community
MantecaIndio
Library hours a week46 hrs38 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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

396 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Manteca ↔ Indio396 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.

MantecaIndio
People
Population 89,043Lowest 91,950Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24.4%Highest CA: +6.1% +17.2%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.8±1Lowest about the CA average 38.6±1.1Highest about the CA average
Indio and Manteca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.2%±1.6Highest CA: 22% 24.8%±1.6Lowest CA: 22%
Manteca and Indio 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% 18.6%±1Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 20.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1Highest CA: 7.6% 5.5%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6%
Manteca and Indio 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 $77,167±$6kLowest 22% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $589,900±$11kHighest 20% below CA $458,400±$10kLowest 38% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,065±$67Highest about the CA average $1,437±$53Lowest 29% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,321Lowest 16% below CA $4,559Highest 11% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.4%±5Lowest CA: 55.3% 57.9%±6.3Highest CA: 55.3%
Indio 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% 11.5%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 67.1%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Lowest 19 yrs newer than CA 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 31% above CA 23 minLowest 20% below CA
Work from home 10.5%±1.4Highest CA: 17.2% 5.1%±1Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 12.1%Lowest 16.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58 0.58
Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (11%)Palm Desert (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IndioFew work in Manteca
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 3.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.8 miLowest 25.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 39Highest 14Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 115Highest 83.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #434 of 574 in CA#462 of 574 in CA
School district Manteca UnifiedCoachella Valley Unified · Desert Sands Unified
High school in town Manteca HighIndio High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.0Lowest 23.6Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Manteca neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

Getting Settled in Manteca

1 neighbor in Manteca can answer.

Indio neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

New to Indio Schools

1 neighbor in Indio can answer.

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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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