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Victorville vs Compton

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (121.6× in Victorville) and street grid (3× in Compton).

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Victorville, CAHomes around $435KCalifornia · 137,627 people
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Compton, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 92,698 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 $1,190 more a month in Compton

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.

Victorville$2,560/mo
Typical home $435K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,618/mo · Housing →
Compton$3,750/mo
Typical home $638K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,664/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,190 a month, about $14,300 a year, between Compton and Victorville.

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

Victorville 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
VictorvilleCompton
Snow a year0″0″
January low33°F—
July high98°F—
Growing season (days)233d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th91st
Outdoors & history
VictorvilleCompton
Conserved land0.5%1.3%
Settled1895—
National Register places—1
Archive photos185
Famous people born here2959
Community
VictorvilleCompton
Library hours a week60 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town11
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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Victorville ↔ Compton66 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.

VictorvilleCompton
People
Population 137,627Highest 92,698Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +16.3%Highest CA: +6.1% -0.7%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 32.3±1Lowest 15% below CA 33.3±1.1Highest 12% below CA
Compton and Victorville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.6%±1.5Highest CA: 22% 27.3%±1.5Lowest CA: 22%
Victorville and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.4%±0.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.7%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7%
Compton and Victorville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Highest CA: 37.1% 10.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6% 6%±0.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,410±$3kLowest 25% below CA $78,465±$4kHighest 21% below CA
Compton and Victorville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $385,600±$9kLowest 48% below CA $580,200±$10kHighest 21% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,618±$81Lowest 21% below CA $1,664±$62Highest 18% below CA
Compton and Victorville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,936Lowest 43% below CA $4,358Highest 15% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.7%±4.9Highest CA: 55.3% 57.5%±4.1Lowest CA: 55.3%
Victorville and Compton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.4%Highest CA: 12% 17.9%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.6%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.4%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 18 yrs newer than CA 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 41% above CA 31 minLowest 6% above CA
Work from home 8.7%±1.3Highest CA: 17.2% 5%±1Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 17.1%Highest 5.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (6%)Los Angeles (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ComptonFew work in Victorville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 121.6 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 20Highest 13Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.4Lowest 133Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #539 of 574 in CA—
School district Hesperia Unified · Adelanto ElementaryCompton Unified ROP · KIPP Compton Community District
High school in town Victor Valley HighManuel Dominguez High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.8Highest 21.9Lowest
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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