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San Joaquin vs Huron

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in San Joaquin) and trails (2.8× in Huron).

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San Joaquin, CAHomes around $300KCalifornia · 3,708 people
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Huron, CAHomes around $249KCalifornia · 6,519 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.

San JoaquinHomes around $300K
Housing$300K typical home61% below the CA typical home Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 25%of CA districts All about San Joaquin →
HuronHomes around $249K
Housing$249K typical home67% below the CA typical home Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 22%of U.S. towns we grade All about Huron →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.8×
San Joaquin is more of a job hub
San Joaquin 1.11Huron 0.29
Trails2.8×
Huron has more miles of trail
Huron 1.7 miSan Joaquin 0.6 mi
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in San Joaquin
San Joaquin $1,725Huron $1,392
Homeowners+8 pts renters
Huron has more renters
San Joaquin 32.6%Huron 24.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in San Joaquin

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.

San Joaquin$1,730/mo
Typical home $300K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $967/mo · Housing →
Huron$1,420/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,054/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between San Joaquin and Huron.

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

San Joaquin places higher on 10 of 19 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
–San JoaquinNot graded C−HuronSafer than 22% of U.S. towns
Schools
CSan JoaquinBetter than 25% of districts in the state CHuronBetter than 31% of districts in the state
Health
D−San JoaquinHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns D−HuronHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns
10San Joaquin
6Huron

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #211#599 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #360#147 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #218#411 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #591#692 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #661#753 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #403#492 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #826#781 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #49#21

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of San Joaquin’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
San JoaquinHuron
Snow a year—0″
January low—38°F
July high—101°F
Growing season (days)—292d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th82nd
Outdoors & history
San JoaquinHuron
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.9%2%
Settled19201888
Archive photos3—
Community
San JoaquinHuron
Library hours a week39 hrs33 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

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

San JoaquinHuronSan JoaquinHuron
San Joaquin ↔ Huron28 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.

San JoaquinHuron
People
Population 3,708Lowest 6,519Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.5%Highest CA: +6.1% -8.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 25.3±3.9Lowest 33% below CA 26.8±4.8Highest 29% below CA
Huron and San Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 40.2%±7Highest CA: 22% 36.2%±6.7Lowest CA: 22%
San Joaquin and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.4%±3.1Highest CA: 15.7% 4.5%±2.7Lowest CA: 15.7%
San Joaquin and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.5%Lowest CA: 37.1% 2.8%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.9Lowest CA: 7.6% 4.2%±2.8Highest CA: 7.6%
Huron and San Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $43,011±$25kLowest 57% below CA $52,500±$24kHighest 47% below CA
Huron and San Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $266,300±$23kHighest 64% below CA $251,700±$90kLowest 66% below CA
San Joaquin and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $967±$120Lowest 53% below CA $1,054±$236Highest 48% below CA
Huron and San Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,725Highest 66% below CA $1,392Lowest 73% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.2%±12.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 41%±10.9Highest CA: 55.3%
Huron and San Joaquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 41%Highest CA: 12% 30.4%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 32.6%Highest CA: 55.9% 24.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than CA 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 17% below CA 28 minHighest 3% below CA
Work from home 7.8%±7.7Highest CA: 17.2% 5.3%±4.4Lowest CA: 17.2%
San Joaquin and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miLowest 54.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Highest 0.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fresno (17%)Fresno (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HuronFew work in San Joaquin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 73.3Highest 59.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #515 of 574 in CA—
School district Golden Plains UnifiedCoalinga-Huron Unified
High school in town None in townChesnut High (Continuation)
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.0
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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