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Pacheco vs Wheatland

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (22.3× in Wheatland) and street grid (14.6× in Pacheco).

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Pacheco, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 4,325 people
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Wheatland, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 3,876 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 →
WheatlandKnown for its schools
Schools#208 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#173 most trails in CA16 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$456K typical home40% below the CA typical home All about Wheatland →
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.

Trails22.3×
Wheatland has more miles of trail
Wheatland 15.6 miPacheco 0.7 mi
Street grid14.6×
Pacheco has the more walkable street grid
Pacheco 201Wheatland 13.8
Kids under 18+12.9 pts
Wheatland has more kids
Wheatland 28.6%Pacheco 15.7%
Jobs per worker2×
Pacheco is more of a job hub
Pacheco 0.91Wheatland 0.45
Homeowners+15.7 pts renters
Wheatland has more renters
Pacheco 79.2%Wheatland 63.5%
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Wheatland
Wheatland $3,346Pacheco $2,629
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $670 more a month in Wheatland

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 →
Wheatland$2,680/mo
Typical home $456K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $1,264/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Wheatland 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 13 of 18 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−WheatlandSafer than 84% of U.S. towns
Schools
–PachecoNot graded BWheatlandBetter than 61% of districts in the state
Health
BPachecoHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns B−WheatlandHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns
13Pacheco
5Wheatland

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #3#791 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #512#12 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #89#601 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #288#762 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #282#642 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #329#617 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #368#119 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #359#530

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
PachecoWheatland
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)346d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th64th
Outdoors & history
PachecoWheatland
Trails1 mi16 mi
Conserved land1.3%0.3%
Settled1857—
National Register places11
Archive photos23
Famous people born here2—
Community
PachecoWheatland
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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PachecoCAWheatlandCA
Pacheco ↔ Wheatland81 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.

PachecoWheatland
People
Population 4,325Highest 3,876Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.5%Highest CA: +6.1% +7.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 42.9±3.1Highest 13% above CA 38.3±7.7Lowest about the CA average
Pacheco and Wheatland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±5.7Lowest CA: 22% 28.6%±7Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 19.7%±3.7Highest CA: 15.7% 15.8%±4.8Lowest CA: 15.7%
Pacheco and Wheatland 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% 21.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.1%±3.3Highest CA: 7.6%
Wheatland and Pacheco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,210±$19kHighest about the CA average $83,452±$21kLowest 16% below CA
Pacheco and Wheatland 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 $429,200±$25kHighest 42% below CA
Wheatland and Pacheco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,828±$777Highest 10% below CA $1,264±$439Lowest 38% below CA
Pacheco and Wheatland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,629Lowest 49% below CA $3,346Highest 35% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.6%±17.6Highest CA: 55.3% 37.2%±13.9Lowest CA: 55.3%
Pacheco and Wheatland 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% 11.2%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 63.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than CA 1996Highest 20 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 11% below CA 32 minHighest 12% above CA
Work from home 11.2%±5.6Lowest CA: 17.2% 12.3%±9.3Highest CA: 17.2%
Wheatland and Pacheco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 6.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.45Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (12%)Sacramento (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WheatlandFew work in Pacheco
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 15.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 201Highest 13.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#208 of 574 in CA
School district —Wheatland · Wheatland Union High
High school in town —Wheatland Union High
Students per teacherat that high school — 20.4
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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