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Maricopa vs Dorris

497 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+61% in Maricopa) and work from home (+12.3 pts in Dorris).

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Maricopa, CAHomes around $210KCalifornia · 984 people
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Dorris, CAHomes around $140KCalifornia · 869 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.

MaricopaHomes around $210K
Housing$210K typical home73% below the CA typical home Work460 jobsbased in Maricopa, a regional job hub All about Maricopa →
DorrisHomes around $140K
Housing$140K typical home82% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 7%of CA districts All about Dorris →
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.

Rent+61%
Rent runs higher in Maricopa
Maricopa $1,203Dorris $746
Work from home+12.3 pts
More people work from home in Dorris
Dorris 14.4%Maricopa 2.1%
Street grid2.1×
Dorris has the more walkable street grid
Dorris 102Maricopa 47.5
Average commute9 min
Dorris has the shorter commute
Maricopa 29 minDorris 20 min
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Maricopa
Maricopa $1,324Dorris $1,069
Bachelor’s degree++11.6 pts
More adults in Dorris have a degree
Dorris 18%Maricopa 6.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Maricopa

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.

Maricopa$1,250/mo
Typical home $210K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,203/mo · Housing →
Dorris$810/mo
Typical home $140K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $746/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Maricopa and Dorris.

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

Dorris gets 52 more inches of snow a year

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
MaricopaDorris
Snow a year0″52″
January low41°F21°F
July high99°F88°F
Growing season (days)330d107d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd73rd
Outdoors & history
MaricopaDorris
Settled19101908
Archive photos—10
Famous people born here2—
Community
MaricopaDorris
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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
–MaricopaNot graded DDorrisBetter than 7% of districts in the state
Where they are

497 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MaricopaCADorrisCA
Maricopa ↔ Dorris497 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.

MaricopaDorris
People
Population 984Highest 869Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% -8.4%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.7±10.5Highest about the CA average 36.6±9Lowest 3% below CA
Maricopa and Dorris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±6Lowest CA: 22% 31%±3.1Highest CA: 22%
Dorris and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.5%±6.2Lowest CA: 15.7% 21.4%±9.7Highest CA: 15.7%
Dorris and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Lowest CA: 37.1% 18%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.3%±2.3Highest CA: 7.6%
Dorris and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,120±$6kLowest 61% below CA $41,563±$23kHighest 58% below CA
Dorris and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,500±$32kHighest 79% below CA $154,700±$13kLowest 79% below CA
Maricopa and Dorris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,203±$266Highest 41% below CA $746±$147Lowest 63% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,324Highest 74% below CA $1,069Lowest 79% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.6%±51.4Highest CA: 55.3% 54.4%±16.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Maricopa and Dorris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.4%Highest CA: 12% 19.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 57.4%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 6 yrs older than CA 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the CA average 20 minLowest 32% below CA
Work from home 2.1%±1.8Lowest CA: 17.2% 14.4%±9.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 8.7%Lowest 15.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miLowest 40.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.61Highest 0.98Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bakersfield (22%)Medford (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DorrisFew work in Maricopa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.5Lowest 102Highest
Schools
School district —Butte Valley Unified
High school in town —Butte Valley High
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.6
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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