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Stanton vs Cypress

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (11.7× in Cypress) and home values (+58% in Cypress).

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Stanton, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 39,402 people
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Cypress, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 49,498 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 $1,630 more a month in Cypress

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.

Stanton$4,570/mo
Typical home $787K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,997/mo · Housing →
Cypress$6,200/mo
Typical home $1.07M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $2,483/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,630 a month, about $19,600 a year, between Cypress and Stanton.

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

Cypress places higher on 13 of 20 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.

Where they are

Stanton and Cypress share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StantonCypressStantonCypress
Stanton ↔ Cypress2.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
StantonCypress
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)365d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th89th
Outdoors & history
StantonCypress
Trails0 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.7%2.1%
Settled1956—
Archive photos22
Famous people born here—12
Community
StantonCypress
Library hours a week44 hrs28 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

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.

StantonCypress
People
Population 39,402Lowest 49,498Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +4.9%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 39.8±1.6Lowest 5% above CA 41.4±1.1Highest 9% above CA
Cypress and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21%±2.1Lowest CA: 22% 22.1%±1.8Highest CA: 22%
Cypress and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.1%±1.6Lowest CA: 15.7% 16.8%±1.3Highest CA: 15.7%
Cypress and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Lowest CA: 37.1% 50.7%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±1Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.6%±1Highest CA: 7.6%
Cypress and Stanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,707±$4kLowest 15% below CA $130,215±$8kHighest 31% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $579,300±$28kLowest 21% below CA $913,900±$19kHighest 24% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,997±$92Lowest about the CA average $2,483±$104Highest 22% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,930Lowest 23% below CA $6,066Highest 18% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±5.9Highest CA: 55.3% 55.5%±5.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
Stanton and Cypress are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest CA: 12% 6.6%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.1%Lowest CA: 55.9% 68.1%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 1 yr older than CA 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the CA average 29 minLowest about the CA average
Work from home 7.9%±1.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 20.2%±2.4Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Anaheim (10%)Los Angeles (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CypressFew work in Stanton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 3.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 19Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 161Highest 147Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#84 of 574 in CA
School district Garden Grove Unified · Magnolia ElementaryAnaheim Union High · Cypress Elementary
High school in town None in townCypress High
Students per teacherat that high school — 26.9
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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