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Placentia vs Camarillo

71 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (+89% in Placentia) and growth since 2010 (+5.9 pts in Camarillo).

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Placentia, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 52,826 people
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Camarillo, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 70,186 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 part ways

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 $1,130 more a month in Placentia

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.

Placentia$6,390/mo
Typical home $1.1M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $2,388/mo · Housing →
Camarillo$5,260/mo
Typical home $909K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $2,734/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,130 a month, about $13,600 a year, between Placentia and Camarillo.

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

Camarillo places higher on 13 of 26 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
PlacentiaCamarillo
Snow a year0″—
January low49°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)365d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th91st
Outdoors & history
PlacentiaCamarillo
Trails7 mi8 mi
Conserved land2.6%2.3%
Settled—1898
National Register places21
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—28
Community
PlacentiaCamarillo
Library hours a week61 hrs59 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Placentia ↔ Camarillo71 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.

PlacentiaCamarillo
People
Population 52,826Lowest 70,186Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +8.5%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 39.1±1.2Lowest 3% above CA 41.2±1.3Highest 9% above CA
Camarillo and Placentia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±1.8Highest CA: 22% 20.7%±1.4Lowest CA: 22%
Placentia and Camarillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.7%±1.2Lowest CA: 15.7% 23%±1.2Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 43.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.9%±0.9Highest CA: 7.6% 6.7%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6%
Placentia and Camarillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $115,929±$6kHighest 17% above CA $113,428±$6kLowest 14% above CA
Placentia and Camarillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $921,000±$17kHighest 25% above CA $827,300±$14kLowest 13% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,388±$84Lowest 17% above CA $2,734±$100Highest 34% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,159Highest 20% above CA $5,399Lowest 5% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.4%±6.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 62.5%±6Highest CA: 55.3%
Camarillo and Placentia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.9%Lowest CA: 12% 8.5%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 64.6%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest same as CA 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 7% below CA 23 minLowest 20% below CA
Work from home 15.4%±2.2Lowest CA: 17.2% 18.6%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Camarillo and Placentia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.2%Lowest 17.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Anaheim (12%)Los Angeles (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CamarilloFew work in Placentia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.4 miLowest 8.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Lowest 30Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 178Highest 94.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #97 of 574 in CA#141 of 574 in CA
School district Placentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedVentura County ROP · Oxnard Union High
High school in town Valencia HighAdolfo Camarillo High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.9Lowest 25.1Highest
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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