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Maricopa vs Montague

491 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Maricopa) and homeowners (+11.6 pts renters in Maricopa).

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Maricopa, CAHomes around $210KCalifornia · 984 people
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Montague, CAHomes around $258KCalifornia · 1,479 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 →
MontagueHomes around $258K
Housing$258K typical home66% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 67%of CA districts Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Montague →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker4.5×
Maricopa is more of a job hub
Maricopa 1.61Montague 0.36
Homeowners+11.6 pts renters
Maricopa has more renters
Montague 71.9%Maricopa 60.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Montague

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 →
Montague$1,510/mo
Typical home $258K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $833/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Montague and Maricopa.

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

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.

Safety
–MaricopaNot graded B−MontagueSafer than 54% of U.S. towns
Schools
–MaricopaNot graded B+MontagueBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
–MaricopaNot graded C+MontagueHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns
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
MaricopaMontague
Snow a year0″12″
January low41°F27°F
July high99°F93°F
Growing season (days)330d169d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd90th
Outdoors & history
MaricopaMontague
Settled1910—
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here2—
Community
MaricopaMontague
Library hours a week—16 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

491 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MaricopaCAMontagueCA
Maricopa ↔ Montague491 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.

MaricopaMontague
People
Population 984Lowest 1,479Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.1%Highest CA: +6.1% -15%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.7±10.5Highest about the CA average 34.7±4.6Lowest 8% below CA
Maricopa and Montague 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% 26.2%±5.5Highest CA: 22%
Montague and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.5%±6.2Highest CA: 15.7% 16.6%±3.5Lowest CA: 15.7%
Maricopa and Montague 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% 12.8%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2Highest CA: 7.6% 2.2%±1.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Maricopa and Montague 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 $59,750±$20kHighest 40% below CA
Montague 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±$32kLowest 79% below CA $183,700±$14kHighest 75% below CA
Montague and Maricopa 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 $833±$524Lowest 59% below CA
Maricopa and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,324Highest 74% below CA $1,293Lowest 75% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.6%±51.4Highest CA: 55.3% 56%±22.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Maricopa and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.4%Lowest CA: 12% 26.5%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 71.9%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA 1972Highest 4 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the CA average 25 minLowest 14% below CA
Work from home 2.1%±1.8Lowest CA: 17.2% 4.6%±3.3Highest CA: 17.2%
Montague and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.7%Highest 6.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.61Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bakersfield (22%)Yreka (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MontagueFew work in Maricopa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.5Highest 38.1Lowest
Schools
School district —Montague Elementary
High school in town —None in town
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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