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Wildomar vs Lathrop

368 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+44.6 pts in Lathrop) and property tax bill (+83% in Lathrop).

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Wildomar, CAHomes around $652KCalifornia · 37,277 people
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Lathrop, CAHomes around $627KCalifornia · 35,052 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 · Report cards

Lathrop places higher on 11 of 22 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Wildomar$3,800/mo
Typical home $652K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $2,003/mo · Housing →
Lathrop$3,860/mo
Typical home $627K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $2,570/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Lathrop and Wildomar.

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.

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
WildomarLathrop
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F41°F
July high97°F93°F
Growing season (days)329d330d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th32nd
Outdoors & history
WildomarLathrop
Conserved land6.9%1.4%
Settled18841868
Archive photos1810
Famous people born here31
Community
WildomarLathrop
Library hours a week44 hrs28 hrs
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.

Where they are

368 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wildomar ↔ Lathrop368 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.

WildomarLathrop
People
Population 37,277Highest 35,052Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +59.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 37.7±2Highest about the CA average 33.9±1.5Lowest 11% below CA
Kids under 18 22.5%±2.1Lowest CA: 22% 30.4%±2.8Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 14.7%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7% 10.1%±1.4Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Lowest CA: 37.1% 28%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±1.4Highest CA: 7.6% 5.8%±1.1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Wildomar and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,506±$6kLowest 4% above CA $126,421±$13kHighest 28% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $552,400±$20kLowest 25% below CA $643,600±$15kHighest 12% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,003±$232Lowest about the CA average $2,570±$236Highest 26% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,856Lowest 25% below CA $7,068Highest 38% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.7%±12.6Highest CA: 55.3% 47.4%±12.2Lowest CA: 55.3%
Wildomar and Lathrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.6%Highest CA: 12% 7.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.3%Lowest CA: 55.9% 85.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Lowest 16 yrs newer than CA 2007Highest 31 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minLowest 34% above CA 45 minHighest 57% above CA
Work from home 13.6%±2.4 CA: 17.2% 13.6%±3.1 CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 5%Lowest 6.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Temecula (10%)Stockton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LathropFew work in Wildomar
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.9%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.0 miHighest 11.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 25Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.1Lowest 64.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #165 of 574 in CA#171 of 574 in CA
School district Lake Elsinore Unified · Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts DistrictRiver Islands Technology Academy II District · NextGeneration STEAM Academy District
High school in town Elsinore HighLathrop High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.8Highest 21.5Lowest
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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