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Ramona vs Galt

438 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.5× in Galt) and trails (6.5× in Ramona).

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Ramona, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 22,634 people
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Galt, CAHomes around $529KCalifornia · 25,962 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 $1,570 more a month in Ramona

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.

Ramona$4,680/mo
Typical home $808K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,830/mo · Housing →
Galt$3,110/mo
Typical home $529K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,596/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,570 a month, about $18,900 a year, between Ramona and Galt.

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

Galt 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.

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
RamonaGalt
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)100th64th
Outdoors & history
RamonaGalt
Trails11 mi2 mi
Conserved land13.4%2.2%
Settled—1869
National Register places51
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—1
Community
RamonaGalt
Library hours a week45 hrs40 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

438 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ramona ↔ Galt438 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.

RamonaGalt
People
Population 22,634Lowest 25,962Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.8%Lowest CA: +6.1% +7.3%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 39.2±2.3Highest 3% above CA 38.3±1.8Lowest about the CA average
Ramona and Galt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±2.2Lowest CA: 22% 23.8%±2.8Highest CA: 22%
Galt and Ramona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±1.7Highest CA: 15.7% 14.9%±1.7Lowest CA: 15.7%
Ramona and Galt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Highest CA: 37.1% 21.4%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.5%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6%
Galt and Ramona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,427±$12kHighest 8% above CA $94,393±$14kLowest 5% below CA
Ramona and Galt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $766,400±$31kHighest 4% above CA $487,500±$16kLowest 34% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,830±$92Highest 10% below CA $1,596±$172Lowest 22% below CA
Ramona and Galt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,064Highest about the CA average $3,649Lowest 29% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.7%±11.4Highest CA: 55.3% 53.3%±11.7Lowest CA: 55.3%
Ramona and Galt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.2%Lowest CA: 12% 8%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.5%Lowest CA: 55.9% 77%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA 1994Highest 18 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 23% above CA 31 minLowest 9% above CA
Work from home 11.9%±3.6Highest CA: 17.2% 11.2%±3.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Ramona and Galt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 14.3%Highest 12.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.41Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Diego (29%)Sacramento (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GaltFew work in Ramona
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.4%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.1 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.5Lowest 107Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #115 of 574 in CA#546 of 574 in CA
School district Ramona City UnifiedGalt Joint Union Elementary · Galt Joint Union High
High school in town Ramona HighGalt High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.8Lowest 22.4Highest
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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