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Orange Cove vs Firebaugh

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Firebaugh) and street grid (2.5× in Orange Cove).

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Orange Cove, CAHomes around $300KCalifornia · 9,695 people
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Firebaugh, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 8,392 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.

Orange CoveHomes around $300K
Housing$300K typical home61% below the CA typical home Outdoors#134 most walkable in CA0.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Orange Cove →
FirebaughKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 42%of CA districts Housing$340K typical home56% below the CA typical home Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Firebaugh →
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.

Trails7×
Firebaugh has more miles of trail
Firebaugh 1.4 miOrange Cove 0.2 mi
Street grid2.5×
Orange Cove has the more walkable street grid
Orange Cove 121Firebaugh 48.7
Work in town+17.1 pts
More of Firebaugh’s workers stay in town
Firebaugh 23.1%Orange Cove 6%
Jobs per worker2×
Firebaugh is more of a job hub
Firebaugh 0.53Orange Cove 0.26
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Firebaugh

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 Cove$1,730/mo
Typical home $300K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,103/mo · Housing →
Firebaugh$1,960/mo
Typical home $340K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $982/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Firebaugh and Orange Cove.

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

Firebaugh 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
BOrange CoveSafer than 63% of U.S. towns BFirebaughSafer than 63% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−Orange CoveBetter than 48% of districts in the state C+FirebaughBetter than 42% of districts in the state
Health
D−Orange CoveHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns D−FirebaughHealthier than 1% of U.S. towns
9Orange Cove
11Firebaugh

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

Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #425#54 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #134#563 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #376#12 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #431#295 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #667#598 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #758#819 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #332#371 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #334#289

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Orange Cove’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
Orange CoveFirebaugh
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F38°F
July high100°F96°F
Growing season (days)307d281d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th84th
Outdoors & history
Orange CoveFirebaugh
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.9%1.6%
Settled19481914
National Register places1—
Archive photos418
Community
Orange CoveFirebaugh
Library hours a week39 hrs32 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.

Where they are

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Orange CoveCAFirebaughCA
Orange Cove ↔ Firebaugh65 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.

Orange CoveFirebaugh
People
Population 9,695Highest 8,392Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 26±2.7Lowest 31% below CA 31.4±4.1Highest 17% below CA
Firebaugh and Orange Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.3%±4.3Highest CA: 22% 35.1%±6.2Lowest CA: 22%
Orange Cove and Firebaugh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.5%±2.1Lowest CA: 15.7% 11.5%±3.2Highest CA: 15.7%
Firebaugh and Orange Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.1%Highest CA: 37.1% 4.8%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±2Highest CA: 7.6% 4.6%±1.7Lowest CA: 7.6%
Orange Cove and Firebaugh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,629±$13kLowest 53% below CA $47,734±$4kHighest 52% below CA
Firebaugh and Orange Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $254,000±$37kHighest 65% below CA $242,400±$21kLowest 67% below CA
Orange Cove and Firebaugh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,103±$82Highest 46% below CA $982±$111Lowest 52% below CA
Orange Cove and Firebaugh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,626Highest 68% below CA $1,548Lowest 70% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 67.1%±12.8Highest CA: 55.3% 54%±16.6Lowest CA: 55.3%
Orange Cove and Firebaugh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 34%Lowest CA: 12% 36.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.2%Lowest CA: 55.9% 46.7%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 12 yrs newer than CA 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the CA average 26 minLowest 10% below CA
Work from home 1.4%±1.2Lowest CA: 17.2% 3.4%±3.4Highest CA: 17.2%
Firebaugh and Orange Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6%Lowest 23.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fresno (13%)Fresno (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FirebaughFew work in Orange Cove
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 121Highest 48.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #332 of 574 in CA#371 of 574 in CA
School district Kings Canyon Joint UnifiedFirebaugh-Las Deltas Unified
High school in town Orange Cove HighFirebaugh High
Students per teacherat that high school 18.5Lowest 18.6Highest
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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