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Menifee vs Wildomar

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+17.7 pts in Menifee) and street grid (+87% in Menifee).

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Menifee, CAHomes around $581KCalifornia · 110,305 people
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Wildomar, CAHomes around $652KCalifornia · 37,277 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.

MenifeeHomes around $581K
Housing$581K typical home24% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 4%of CA districts Outdoors#414 most walkable in CA51 miles of trails across 55 parks and preserves All about Menifee →
WildomarHomes around $652K
Housing$652K typical home15% below the CA typical home Schools#165 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#323 most conserved land in CA26 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves All about Wildomar →
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.

Growth since 2010+17.7 pts
Menifee has grown faster since 2010
Menifee +32.3%Wildomar +14.6%
Street grid+87%
Menifee has the more walkable street grid
Menifee 71.1Wildomar 38.1
Size3×
Menifee is the bigger place
Menifee 110,305Wildomar 37,277
Trails2×
Menifee has more miles of trail
Menifee 51.4 miWildomar 26.0 mi
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Menifee
Menifee $4,852Wildomar $3,856
★ What stands out · Report cards

Menifee 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
BMenifeeSafer than 57% of U.S. towns BWildomarSafer than 56% of U.S. towns
Schools
D−MenifeeBetter than 4% of districts in the state BWildomarBetter than 61% of districts in the state
Health
B−MenifeeHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns B−WildomarHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns
13Menifee
7Wildomar

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #687#323 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #310#165 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #414#626 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #466#334 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #568#680 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #329#424 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #433#341 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #30#104

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Wildomar

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.

Menifee$3,480/mo
Typical home $581K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $2,110/mo · Housing →
Wildomar$3,800/mo
Typical home $652K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $2,003/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Wildomar and Menifee.

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

Menifee and Wildomar share a border

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

MenifeeWildomarMenifeeWildomar
Menifee ↔ Wildomar6.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
376 Wildomar residents work in Menifee (2.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wildomar →
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
MenifeeWildomar
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F42°F
July high97°F97°F
Growing season (days)329d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th95th
Outdoors & history
MenifeeWildomar
Trails51 mi26 mi
Conserved land0.7%6.9%
Settled20081884
Archive photos2418
Famous people born here33
Community
MenifeeWildomar
Library hours a week47 hrs44 hrs
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.

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.

MenifeeWildomar
People
Population 110,305Highest 37,277Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +32.3%Highest CA: +6.1% +14.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.1±1.1Highest about the CA average 37.7±2Lowest about the CA average
Menifee and Wildomar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±1.5Highest CA: 22% 22.5%±2.1Lowest CA: 22%
Menifee and Wildomar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±1.1Highest CA: 15.7% 14.7%±1.5Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 21.1%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.7%±1.4Highest CA: 7.6%
Wildomar and Menifee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,454±$4kLowest 6% below CA $103,506±$6kHighest 4% above CA
Wildomar and Menifee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $537,300±$12kLowest 27% below CA $552,400±$20kHighest 25% below CA
Wildomar and Menifee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,110±$91Highest 4% above CA $2,003±$232Lowest about the CA average
Menifee and Wildomar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,852Highest 5% below CA $3,856Lowest 25% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.6%±5.3Highest CA: 55.3% 49.7%±12.6Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 9.5%Lowest CA: 12% 10.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 78.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than CA 1992Lowest 16 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 45% above CA 38 minLowest 34% above CA
Work from home 14.2%±1.7Highest CA: 17.2% 13.6%±2.4Lowest CA: 17.2%
Menifee and Wildomar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8%Highest 5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Temecula (8%)Temecula (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wildomar3% work in Menifee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 6.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 51.4 miHighest 26.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 55Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.1Highest 38.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #310 of 574 in CA#165 of 574 in CA
School district Menifee Union · Perris Union HighLake Elsinore Unified · Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District
High school in town Paloma Valley HighElsinore High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.9Highest 21.8Lowest
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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