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Pacheco vs Ione

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.9× in Ione) and growth since 2010 (+48.6 pts in Pacheco).

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Pacheco, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 4,325 people
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Ione, CAHomes around $466KCalifornia · 9,156 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.

PachecoAn outdoors town
Outdoors#3 most walkable in CA0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 63%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18571 place on the National Register All about Pacheco →
IoneHomes around $466K
Housing$466K typical home39% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 44%of CA districts Outdoors#280 most trails in CA6.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Ione →
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.

Trails8.9×
Ione has more miles of trail
Ione 6.2 miPacheco 0.7 mi
Growth since 2010+48.6 pts
Pacheco has grown faster since 2010
Pacheco +13.5%Ione -35.1%
Street grid4.9×
Pacheco has the more walkable street grid
Pacheco 201Ione 40.6
Property tax bill+50%
Tax bills are bigger in Ione
Ione $3,932Pacheco $2,629
Typical home built23 yrs
Pacheco’s homes are older
Ione 2000Pacheco 1977
Size2.1×
Ione is the bigger place
Ione 9,156Pacheco 4,325
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $750 more a month in Ione

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.

Pacheco$2,020/mo
Typical home $343K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,828/mo · Housing →
Ione$2,760/mo
Typical home $466K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

The difference: $750 a month, about $8,900 a year, between Ione and Pacheco.

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

Pacheco places higher on 11 of 17 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
–PachecoNot graded A−IoneSafer than 75% of U.S. towns
Schools
–PachecoNot graded C+IoneBetter than 44% of districts in the state
Health
BPachecoHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns B+IoneHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
11Pacheco
6Ione

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #119#813 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #3#610 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #512#186 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #89#466 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #288#568 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #456#255 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #632#459 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #166#348

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pacheco’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
PachecoIone
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F40°F
July high88°F95°F
Growing season (days)346d332d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th86th
Outdoors & history
PachecoIone
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.3%3.2%
Settled18571849
National Register places17
Archive photos26
Famous people born here2—
Community
PachecoIone
Library hours a week—20 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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PachecoCAIoneCA
Pacheco ↔ Ione66 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.

PachecoIone
People
Population 4,325Lowest 9,156Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.5%Highest CA: +6.1% -35.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 42.9±3.1Highest 13% above CA 41.5±3.9Lowest 9% above CA
Pacheco and Ione are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±5.7Highest CA: 22% 14.2%±3.3Lowest CA: 22%
Pacheco and Ione are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±3.7Highest CA: 15.7% 18.9%±3.4Lowest CA: 15.7%
Pacheco and Ione are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.8%Highest CA: 37.1% 16.8%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2Lowest CA: 7.6% 11.8%±2.7Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,210±$19kHighest about the CA average $91,495±$26kLowest 8% below CA
Pacheco and Ione are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $343,300±$342kLowest 53% below CA $474,900±$64kHighest 35% below CA
Ione and Pacheco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,828±$777 10% below CA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,629Lowest 49% below CA $3,932Highest 23% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.6%±17.6Lowest CA: 55.3% 43.1%±53.7Highest CA: 55.3%
Ione and Pacheco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.2%Highest CA: 12% 8.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 78.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than CA 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 11% below CA 28 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 11.2%±5.6Highest CA: 17.2% 7.9%±4.8Lowest CA: 17.2%
Pacheco and Ione are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 7.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (12%)Sacramento (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IoneFew work in Pacheco
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 201Highest 40.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#392 of 574 in CA
School district —Amador County Unified
High school in town —None in town
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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