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Matheny vs Maricopa

77 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (32.2× in Maricopa) and household income (+74% in Matheny).

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Matheny, CAA small town of 572California · 572 people
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Maricopa, CAHomes around $210KCalifornia · 984 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.

MathenyA small town of 572
Quiet strengthsMatheny doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Matheny →
MaricopaHomes around $210K
Housing$210K typical home73% below the CA typical home Work460 jobsbased in Maricopa, a regional job hub All about Maricopa →
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 worker32.2×
Maricopa is more of a job hub
Maricopa 1.61Matheny 0.05
Household income+74%
Households in Matheny earn more
Matheny $67,976Maricopa $39,120
Average commute9 min
Matheny has the shorter commute
Maricopa 29 minMatheny 20 min
Homeowners+16.9 pts renters
Matheny has more renters
Maricopa 60.3%Matheny 43.4%
Work in town+8.4 pts
More of Maricopa’s workers stay in town
Maricopa 8.7%Matheny 0.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 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.

Matheny$890/mo
Typical home $151K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,242/mo · Housing →
Maricopa$1,250/mo
Typical home $210K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,203/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Maricopa and Matheny.

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
MathenyMaricopa
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F41°F
July high94°F99°F
Growing season (days)328d330d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th93rd
Outdoors & history
MathenyMaricopa
Settled—1910
Famous people born here—2
Community
MathenyMaricopa
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.

Where they are

77 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MathenyCAMaricopaCA
Matheny ↔ Maricopa77 miles apart
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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.

MathenyMaricopa
People
Population 572Lowest 984Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.2%Highest CA: +6.1% -11.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 30.1±4.9Lowest 21% below CA 37.7±10.5Highest about the CA average
Maricopa and Matheny are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.5%±6.8Lowest CA: 22% 24.8%±6Highest CA: 22%
Maricopa and Matheny are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.7%±7.1Lowest CA: 15.7% 19.5%±6.2Highest CA: 15.7%
Maricopa and Matheny are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 6.4%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±3Highest CA: 7.6% 3%±2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Matheny and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,976±$18kHighest 31% below CA $39,120±$6kLowest 61% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,300±$66kLowest 79% below CA $155,500±$32kHighest 79% below CA
Maricopa and Matheny are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,242±$197Highest 39% below CA $1,203±$266Lowest 41% below CA
Matheny and Maricopa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,167Lowest 77% below CA $1,324Highest 74% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.4%±32.7Lowest CA: 55.3% 69.6%±51.4Highest CA: 55.3%
Maricopa and Matheny are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.9%Lowest CA: 12% 22.4%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 60.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than CA 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 32% below CA 29 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 0%±4.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 2.1%±1.8Highest CA: 17.2%
Maricopa and Matheny are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 8.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 1.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Visalia (16%)Bakersfield (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MaricopaFew work in Matheny
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.6Lowest 47.5Highest
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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