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Vineyard vs Florin

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+66.6 pts in Vineyard) and property tax bill (+90% in Vineyard).

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Vineyard, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 43,751 people
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Florin, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 50,211 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.

VineyardKnown for its schools
Schools#139 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#226 most conserved land in CA7.6 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 63%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Vineyard →
FlorinAn outdoors town
Outdoors#86 most walkable in CA2.3 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves Housing$419K typical home45% below the CA typical home SchoolsBetter than 69%of CA districts All about Florin →
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.

Growth since 2010+66.6 pts
Vineyard has grown faster since 2010
Vineyard +76.9%Florin +10.3%
Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Vineyard
Vineyard $4,527Florin $2,382
Jobs per worker3.7×
Florin is more of a job hub
Florin 0.71Vineyard 0.19
Trails3.3×
Vineyard has more miles of trail
Vineyard 7.6 miFlorin 2.3 mi
Home values+54%
Homes cost more in Vineyard
Vineyard $596,000Florin $386,900
Household income+48%
Households in Vineyard earn more
Vineyard $105,313Florin $71,111
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,090 more a month in Vineyard

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.

Vineyard$3,500/mo
Typical home $596K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $2,090/mo · Housing →
Florin$2,410/mo
Typical home $419K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,622/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,090 a month, about $13,100 a year, between Vineyard and Florin.

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

Vineyard places higher on 13 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.

Schools
B+VineyardBetter than 69% of districts in the state B+FlorinBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
BVineyardHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns CFlorinHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns
13Vineyard
7Florin

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #306#98 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #139#402 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #458#86 Highest incomeIncome · 843 towns #328#654 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #226#522 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #415#131 Most educatedPeople · 844 towns #400#686 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #417#672

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Vineyard’s rankings →

Where they are

Vineyard and Florin share a border

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

VineyardFlorinVineyardFlorin
Vineyard ↔ Florin4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
750 Vineyard residents work in Florin (3.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Vineyard →
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
VineyardFlorin
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)341d341d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th39th
Outdoors & history
VineyardFlorin
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land11.1%2.3%
Famous people born here—1
Community
VineyardFlorin
Library hours a week—39 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.

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.

VineyardFlorin
People
Population 43,751Lowest 50,211Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +76.9%Highest CA: +6.1% +10.3%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.4±1.1Highest about the CA average 35.4±1.3Lowest 7% below CA
Vineyard and Florin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.7%±1.6Highest CA: 22% 23.4%±1.5Lowest CA: 22%
Vineyard and Florin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±1Lowest CA: 15.7% 15%±1Highest CA: 15.7%
Florin and Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±1.4Highest CA: 7.6% 7.1%±0.9Lowest CA: 7.6%
Vineyard and Florin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,313±$7kHighest 6% above CA $71,111±$5kLowest 28% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $596,000±$15kHighest 19% below CA $386,900±$14kLowest 47% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,090±$149Highest about the CA average $1,622±$76Lowest 20% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,527Highest 12% below CA $2,382Lowest 54% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.7%±9.2Highest CA: 55.3% 51.1%±7Lowest CA: 55.3%
Vineyard and Florin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.6%Lowest CA: 12% 15.7%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.1%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 24 yrs newer than CA 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the CA average 27 minLowest 7% below CA
Work from home 14.8%±2.2Highest CA: 17.2% 9.6%±1.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 3.3%Lowest 6.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sacramento (29%)Sacramento (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in FlorinFew work in Vineyard
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.1%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.6 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13 13
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.2Lowest 135Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #139 of 574 in CA#402 of 574 in CA
School district Elk Grove UnifiedElk Grove Unified · Sacramento County Office of Education
High school in town Sheldon HighFlorin High
Students per teacherat that high school 22.3Highest 18.3Lowest
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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