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Manteca vs Lathrop

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+34.8 pts in Lathrop) and property tax bill (+64% in Lathrop).

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Manteca, CAHomes around $577KCalifornia · 89,043 people
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Lathrop, CAHomes around $627KCalifornia · 35,052 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.

MantecaHomes around $577K
Housing$577K typical home25% below the CA typical home HealthHealthier than 59%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 48%of CA districts All about Manteca →
LathropHomes around $627K
Housing$627K typical home18% below the CA typical home Schools#171 for schools in CAof 574 towns HealthHealthier than 64%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Lathrop →
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.

Growth since 2010+34.8 pts
Lathrop has grown faster since 2010
Lathrop +59.2%Manteca +24.4%
Property tax bill+64%
Tax bills are bigger in Lathrop
Lathrop $7,068Manteca $4,321
Trails2.9×
Lathrop has more miles of trail
Lathrop 11.2 miManteca 3.8 mi
Household income+30%
Households in Lathrop earn more
Lathrop $126,421Manteca $97,055
Rent+24%
Rent runs higher in Lathrop
Lathrop $2,570Manteca $2,065
Street grid+78%
Manteca has the more walkable street grid
Manteca 115Lathrop 64.2
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Lathrop

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

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Lathrop and Manteca.

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

Manteca and Lathrop share a border

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

MantecaLathropMantecaLathrop
Manteca ↔ Lathrop5.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,219 Manteca residents work in Lathrop (3.4% of its workers)
638 Lathrop residents work in Manteca (5.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Manteca →
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.

Safety
CMantecaSafer than 30% of U.S. towns C+LathropSafer than 36% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−MantecaBetter than 48% of districts in the state B−LathropBetter than 48% of districts in the state
Health
BMantecaHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns BLathropHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns
8Manteca
11Lathrop

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #434#171 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #169#467 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #386#663 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #418#613 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #398#207 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #488#675 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #288#99 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #32#213

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Manteca’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
MantecaLathrop
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F41°F
July high95°F93°F
Growing season (days)305d330d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th32nd
Outdoors & history
MantecaLathrop
Trails4 mi11 mi
Conserved land3.8%1.4%
Settled18611868
Archive photos110
Famous people born here101
Community
MantecaLathrop
Library hours a week46 hrs28 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.

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.

MantecaLathrop
People
Population 89,043Highest 35,052Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24.4%Lowest CA: +6.1% +59.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.8±1Highest about the CA average 33.9±1.5Lowest 11% below CA
Kids under 18 25.2%±1.6Lowest CA: 22% 30.4%±2.8Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 14.2%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7% 10.1%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 28%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1Highest CA: 7.6% 5.8%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Manteca and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $97,055±$5kLowest about the CA average $126,421±$13kHighest 28% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $589,900±$11kLowest 20% below CA $643,600±$15kHighest 12% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,065±$67Lowest about the CA average $2,570±$236Highest 26% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,321Lowest 16% below CA $7,068Highest 38% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.4%±5Highest CA: 55.3% 47.4%±12.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Manteca and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.5%Highest CA: 12% 7.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 85.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Lowest 19 yrs newer than CA 2007Highest 31 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minLowest 31% above CA 45 minHighest 57% above CA
Work from home 10.5%±1.4Lowest CA: 17.2% 13.6%±3.1Highest CA: 17.2%
Lathrop and Manteca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.1%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (11%)Stockton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Lathrop5% work in Manteca
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.8 miLowest 11.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 39Highest 25Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 115Highest 64.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #434 of 574 in CA#171 of 574 in CA
School district Manteca UnifiedRiver Islands Technology Academy II District · NextGeneration STEAM Academy District
High school in town Manteca HighLathrop High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.0Lowest 21.5Highest
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

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Lathrop neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

Welcome to Lathrop

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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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