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Napa vs Upland

388 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.6× in Napa) and work in town (+20.3 pts in Napa).

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Napa, CAA history townCalifornia · 78,239 people
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Upland, CAHometown of 66 notable peopleCalifornia · 79,257 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.

NapaA history town
History41 historic places41 places on the National Register Housing$863K typical home13% above the CA typical home HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Napa →
UplandHometown of 66 notable people
Famous people66 notable peopleborn in Upland Outdoors#164 most walkable in CA5.6 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Upland →
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.

Trails3.6×
Napa has more miles of trail
Napa 20.4 miUpland 5.6 mi
Work in town+20.3 pts
More of Napa’s workers stay in town
Napa 29.5%Upland 9.2%
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Napa
Napa $5,921Upland $4,586
Average commute7 min
Napa has the shorter commute
Upland 31 minNapa 24 min
Conserved land+11 pts
Napa has more conserved land
Napa 12.7%Upland 1.7%
Home values+16%
Homes cost more in Napa
Napa $856,400Upland $739,400
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Napa

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.

Napa$5,020/mo
Typical home $863K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $2,282/mo · Housing →
Upland$4,690/mo
Typical home $815K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $2,029/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Napa and Upland.

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

Upland places higher on 11 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+NapaSafer than 35% of U.S. towns CUplandSafer than 26% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+NapaBetter than 67% of districts in the state A−UplandBetter than 80% of districts in the state
Health
B+NapaHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns A−UplandHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns
9Napa
11Upland

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

Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #53#297 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #193#578 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #214#601 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #420#99 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #346#592 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #67#357 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #496#286 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #226#123

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

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
NapaUpland
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)299d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th97th
Outdoors & history
NapaUpland
Trails20 mi6 mi
Conserved land12.7%1.7%
Settled—1906
National Register places414
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here4266
Community
NapaUpland
Library hours a week62 hrs64 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

388 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NapaCAUplandCA
Napa ↔ Upland388 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.

NapaUpland
People
Population 78,239Lowest 79,257Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 41.5±1Highest 9% above CA 37.7±1.2Lowest about the CA average
Kids under 18 20%±0.8Lowest CA: 22% 21.6%±1.4Highest CA: 22%
Upland and Napa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±1.2Highest CA: 15.7% 15.6%±0.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 37.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.9%±1Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,963±$5kHighest 7% above CA $105,830±$4kLowest 7% above CA
Napa and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $856,400±$13kHighest 17% above CA $739,400±$18kLowest about the CA average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,282±$69Highest 12% above CA $2,029±$63Lowest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,921Highest 16% above CA $4,586Lowest 10% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.4%±4.5Highest CA: 55.3% 52.4%±5.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Napa and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest CA: 12% 9.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.7%Highest CA: 55.9% 57.1%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than CA 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 17% below CA 31 minHighest 8% above CA
Work from home 14%±1.4Highest CA: 17.2% 13.8%±1.6Lowest CA: 17.2%
Napa and Upland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 29.5%Highest 9.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83 0.83
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (4%)Los Angeles (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UplandFew work in Napa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.7%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 20.4 miHighest 5.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 37Highest 12Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 115Lowest 115Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#533 of 574 in CA
School district Napa Valley Unified · Napa County Office of EducationUpland Unified · Scholarship Prep - San Bernardino County District
High school in town Napa HighUpland High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.9Highest 22.4Lowest
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.

Napa 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.

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