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Toro Canyon vs Carpinteria

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (7.8× in Carpinteria) and size (8.8× in Carpinteria).

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Toro Canyon, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 1,477 people
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Carpinteria, CAHomes around $1.52MCalifornia · 13,036 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.

Toro CanyonA regional job hub
Work1,078 jobsbased in Toro Canyon, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates College town1 collegePacifica Graduate Institute All about Toro Canyon →
CarpinteriaHomes around $1.52M
Housing$1.52M typical home99% above the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 50%of CA districts HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Carpinteria →
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.

Street grid7.8×
Carpinteria has the more walkable street grid
Carpinteria 31.8Toro Canyon 4.1
Size8.8×
Carpinteria is the bigger place
Carpinteria 13,036Toro Canyon 1,477
Home values+92%
Homes cost more in Toro Canyon
Toro Canyon $2,000,001Carpinteria $1,043,100
Age 65++28.2 pts
Toro Canyon has more people 65 and up
Toro Canyon 52.5%Carpinteria 24.3%
Median age22.1 yrs
Toro Canyon skews older
Toro Canyon 66.9Carpinteria 44.8
Growth since 2010+20 pts
Toro Canyon has grown faster since 2010
Toro Canyon +21.7%Carpinteria +1.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,580 more a month in Toro Canyon

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.

Toro Canyon$11,320/mo
Typical home $2M (Census) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $2,179/mo · Housing →
Carpinteria$8,740/mo
Typical home $1.52M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $2,377/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,580 a month, about $30,900 a year, between Toro Canyon and Carpinteria.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Where they are

Toro Canyon and Carpinteria share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Toro CanyonCarpinteriaToro CanyonCarpinteria
Toro Canyon ↔ Carpinteria4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
155 Carpinteria residents work in Toro Canyon (2.9% of its workers)
61 Toro Canyon residents work in Carpinteria (10.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Carpinteria →
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.

Safety
–Toro CanyonNot graded C+CarpinteriaSafer than 42% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Toro CanyonNot graded B−CarpinteriaBetter than 50% of districts in the state
Health
AToro CanyonHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns A−CarpinteriaHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns
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
Toro CanyonCarpinteria
Snow a year0″0″
January low47°F47°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th98th
Outdoors & history
Toro CanyonCarpinteria
Trails5 mi9 mi
Conserved land2%3%
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—6
Community
Toro CanyonCarpinteria
Library hours a week—42 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

Toro CanyonCarpinteria
People
Population 1,477Lowest 13,036Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +21.7%Highest CA: +6.1% +1.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 66.9±6.3Highest 77% above CA 44.8±3.9Lowest 18% above CA
Kids under 18 13.6%±6Lowest CA: 22% 20.1%±3.3Highest CA: 22%
Carpinteria and Toro Canyon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 52.5%±5.9Highest CA: 15.7% 24.3%±3.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 44%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±2.4Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.5%±1.9Highest CA: 7.6%
Carpinteria and Toro Canyon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $140,743±$20kHighest 42% above CA $100,658±$12kLowest about the CA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001Highest 172% above CA $1,043,100±$73kLowest 42% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,179±$861Lowest 7% above CA $2,377±$149Highest 17% above CA
Carpinteria and Toro Canyon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 95% above CA $6,258Lowest 22% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56%±21.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 65%±12.3Highest CA: 55.3%
Carpinteria and Toro Canyon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6%Lowest CA: 12% 7%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 61.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest same as CA 1975Lowest 1 yr older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 8% below CA 25 minLowest 13% below CA
Work from home 22.2%±10.4Highest CA: 17.2% 16.4%±4Lowest CA: 17.2%
Toro Canyon and Carpinteria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Lowest 17.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.92Highest 1.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Santa Barbara (22%)Santa Barbara (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 11% work in Carpinteria3% work in Toro Canyon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miLowest 8.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.1Lowest 31.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#293 of 574 in CA
School district —Carpinteria Unified
High school in town —Carpinteria Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.2
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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