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Mendota vs Winton

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.1× in Mendota) and home values (+21% in Winton).

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Mendota, CAHomes around $333KCalifornia · 12,577 people

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Winton, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 11,797 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.

MendotaHomes around $333K

Housing$333K typical home56% below the CA typical home Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 18%of U.S. towns we grade All about Mendota →

WintonKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 43%of CA districts Housing$363K typical home52% below the CA typical home Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Winton →

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.

Jobs per worker3.1×

Mendota is more of a job hub

Mendota 0.56Winton 0.18

Home values+21%

Homes cost more in Winton

Winton $339,400Mendota $281,000

Work in town+11.2 pts

More of Mendota’s workers stay in town

Mendota 14.8%Winton 3.6%

Typical home built15 yrs

Winton’s homes are older

Mendota 1998Winton 1983

Property tax bill+18%

Tax bills are bigger in Winton

Winton $1,818Mendota $1,536

Average commute5 min

Winton has the shorter commute

Mendota 31 minWinton 26 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Winton places higher on 13 of 21 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

C−MendotaSafer than 18% of U.S. towns –WintonNot graded

Schools

C−MendotaBetter than 24% of districts in the state C+WintonBetter than 43% of districts in the state

Health

D−MendotaHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns C−WintonHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns

8Mendota

13Winton

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #599#102 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #83#235 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #568#317 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #813#617 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #628#452 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #473#356 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #838#666 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #420#288

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mendota’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Winton

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.

Down paymentRate%

Mendota$1,900/mo

Typical home $333K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,042/mo · Housing →

Winton$2,070/mo

Typical home $363K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Winton and Mendota.

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

MendotaWinton

Snow a year0″0″

January low38°F 37°F

July high96°F 95°F

Growing season (days)281d 263d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd 44th

Outdoors & history

MendotaWinton

Trails2 mi 2 mi

Conserved land1.3%3.3%

Settled1942 —

Archive photos2 —

Community

MendotaWinton

Library hours a week39 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MendotaCA WintonCA

Mendota ↔ Winton45 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.

Only big differences vs California average

MendotaWinton

People

Population 12,577Highest 11,797Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.4%Highest CA: +6.1% +10.3%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 26.6±1.4Lowest 30% below CA 29.7±1.7Highest 22% below CA

Winton and Mendota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 34.6%±4.4Highest CA: 22% 29.3%±3Lowest CA: 22%

Mendota and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 8.5%±2.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 9.6%±1.8Highest CA: 15.7%

Winton and Mendota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.3%Lowest CA: 37.1% 7.4%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±1.5Lowest CA: 7.6% 9.1%±2.3Highest CA: 7.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,342±$8kLowest 49% below CA $57,015±$5kHighest 42% below CA

Winton and Mendota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $281,000±$19kLowest 62% below CA $339,400±$12kHighest 54% below CA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,042±$98Lowest 49% below CA $1,156±$88Highest 43% below CA

Winton and Mendota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,536Lowest 70% below CA $1,818Highest 65% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.8%±11.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 56.8%±12Highest CA: 55.3%

Winton and Mendota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 27.5%Highest CA: 12% 14%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 44.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 49.9%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 22 yrs newer than CA 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 7% above CA 26 minLowest 9% below CA

Work from home 6.8%±3.8Highest CA: 17.2% 4.5%±2.2Lowest CA: 17.2%

Mendota and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 14.8%Highest 3.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fresno (13%)Merced (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WintonFew work in Mendota

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 2.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.3Highest 59.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #473 of 574 in CA #356 of 574 in CA

School district Mendota UnifiedWinton

High school in town Mendota HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 22.0 —

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.

Mendota neighborsTown Square →

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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.