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Palermo vs Bangor

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (2.4× in Bangor) and size (8.8× in Palermo).

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Palermo, CAHomes around $243KCalifornia · 5,266 people
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Bangor, CAHomes around $366KCalifornia · 597 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.

PalermoHomes around $243K
Housing$243K typical home68% below the CA typical home Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Palermo →
BangorHomes around $366K
Housing$366K typical home52% below the CA typical home HistorySettled in 18556 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Bangor →
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.

Household income2.4×
Households in Bangor earn more
Bangor $120,347Palermo $50,588
Size8.8×
Palermo is the bigger place
Palermo 5,266Bangor 597
Property tax bill+65%
Tax bills are bigger in Bangor
Bangor $3,056Palermo $1,853
Street grid2.6×
Palermo has the more walkable street grid
Palermo 8.8Bangor 3.4
Homeowners+27.7 pts renters
Palermo has more renters
Bangor 96.4%Palermo 68.7%
Home values+34%
Homes cost more in Bangor
Bangor $378,400Palermo $283,000
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Bangor

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.

Palermo$1,410/mo
Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,135/mo · Housing →
Bangor$2,170/mo
Typical home $366K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,100 a year, between Bangor and Palermo.

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.

Where they are

Palermo and Bangor share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PalermoBangorPalermoBangor
Palermo ↔ Bangor7.0 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
B−PalermoBetter than 46% of districts in the state C+BangorBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
DPalermoHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns –BangorNot graded
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
PalermoBangor
Snow a year—0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th88th
Outdoors & history
PalermoBangor
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land1.9%—
Settled—1855
National Register places1—
Archive photos56
Famous people born here1—
Community
PalermoBangor
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.

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.

PalermoBangor
People
Population 5,266Highest 597Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.6%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 47±6.9Lowest 24% above CA 58.6±16.4Highest 55% above CA
Bangor and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±3.7Highest CA: 22% 11.1%±5.6Lowest CA: 22%
Palermo and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.1%±2.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 42.9%±25.5Highest CA: 15.7%
Bangor and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 10.7%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.5%±6Highest CA: 7.6%
Bangor and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,588±$13kLowest 49% below CA $120,347±$48kHighest 21% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $283,000±$47kLowest 61% below CA $378,400±$46kHighest 48% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,135±$122 44% below CA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,853Lowest 64% below CA $3,056Highest 40% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.7%±14.1Highest CA: 55.3% 50%±100Lowest CA: 55.3%
Palermo and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.1%Highest CA: 12% 13.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 96.4%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than CA 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the CA average 27 minLowest 5% below CA
Work from home 9.9%±5.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 19.6%±22.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Bangor and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 mi 21.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oroville (26%)Oroville (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BangorFew work in Palermo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.8Highest 3.4Lowest
Schools
School district Palermo Union ElementaryBangor Union Elementary
High school in town None in townNone 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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