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Orange vs Concord

371 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (7 min in Orange) and home values (+19% in Orange).

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Orange, CAA history townCalifornia · 138,266 people
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Concord, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 124,035 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,330 more a month in Orange

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.

Orange$6,520/mo
Typical home $1.13M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $2,327/mo · Housing →
Concord$4,200/mo
Typical home $722K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $2,274/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,330 a month, about $27,900 a year, between Orange and Concord.

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

Orange places higher on 14 of 22 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.

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
OrangeConcord
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F42°F
July high83°F88°F
Growing season (days)365d346d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th93rd
Outdoors & history
OrangeConcord
Conserved land9.2%18.4%
Settled18691869
National Register places172
Archive photos137
Famous people born here5146
Community
OrangeConcord
Library hours a week51 hrs52 hrs
Colleges in town2—
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

371 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Orange ↔ Concord371 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.

OrangeConcord
People
Population 138,266Highest 124,035Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +2.7%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.2±0.8Lowest about the CA average 39.1±0.7Highest 3% above CA
Kids under 18 20.4%±1.1Lowest CA: 22% 21.3%±1.2Highest CA: 22%
Concord and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.3%±0.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 16.4%±0.9Highest CA: 15.7%
Concord and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 37.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.9%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6% 5.9%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,113±$4kHighest 18% above CA $108,709±$5kLowest 10% above CA
Orange and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $945,800±$15kHighest 29% above CA $797,600±$14kLowest 9% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,327±$50Highest 14% above CA $2,274±$34Lowest 12% above CA
Orange and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,215Highest 21% above CA $5,418Lowest 6% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.5%±3.9Lowest CA: 55.3% 59.3%±4.5Highest CA: 55.3%
Concord and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.5%Highest CA: 12% 8.2%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 61.6%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 3 yrs older than CA 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 10% below CA 33 minHighest 14% above CA
Work from home 17.7%±1.5Highest CA: 17.2% 17.6%±1.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Orange and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.5%Lowest 13.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.77Highest 1.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Irvine (10%)San Francisco (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ConcordFew work in Orange
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Lowest 18.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 54.8 miLowest 64.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 mi 2.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 28Lowest 31Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 98.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #354 of 574 in CA#338 of 574 in CA
School district Unity Middle College High District · Orange UnifiedRocketship Futuro Academy District · Mt. Diablo Unified
High school in town El Modena HighMt. Diablo High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.4Highest 19.8Lowest
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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