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Winchester vs Escalon

357 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.6× in Escalon) and average commute (22 min in Escalon).

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Winchester, CAHomes around $653KCalifornia · 4,555 people
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Escalon, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 7,451 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

Escalon places higher on 12 of 18 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 $450 more a month in Winchester

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.

Winchester$3,910/mo
Typical home $653K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,658/mo · Housing →
Escalon$3,460/mo
Typical home $596K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,724/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Winchester and Escalon.

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
WinchesterEscalon
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F39°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)315d305d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th72nd
Outdoors & history
WinchesterEscalon
Trails11 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.4%2%
Settled18861957
Archive photos612
Famous people born here—4
Community
WinchesterEscalon
Library hours a week—28 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

357 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Winchester ↔ Escalon357 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.

WinchesterEscalon
People
Population 4,555Lowest 7,451Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +21.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +4.8%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 30.8±4.5Lowest 19% below CA 35.7±4.1Highest 6% below CA
Escalon and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.8%±4.7Lowest CA: 22% 26.5%±4.9Highest CA: 22%
Escalon and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.1%±3.2Lowest CA: 15.7% 21%±5.3Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Lowest CA: 37.1% 17.2%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±6.3Highest CA: 7.6% 3.4%±2.2Lowest CA: 7.6%
Winchester and Escalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,250±$16kLowest 20% below CA $81,467±$15kHighest 18% below CA
Escalon and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $493,500±$66kHighest 33% below CA $471,200±$15kLowest 36% below CA
Winchester and Escalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,658±$629Lowest 19% below CA $1,724±$353Highest 15% below CA
Escalon and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,389Highest 14% below CA $3,198Lowest 38% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.5%±32.6Highest CA: 55.3% 50.7%±18.8Lowest CA: 55.3%
Winchester and Escalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.3%Highest CA: 12% 8.8%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.7%Lowest CA: 55.9% 72.4%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1999Highest 23 yrs newer than CA 1986Lowest 10 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 46 minHighest 59% above CA 24 minLowest 16% below CA
Work from home 17.9%±8.5Highest CA: 17.2% 9.6%±5.8Lowest CA: 17.2%
Winchester and Escalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 10.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Temecula (10%)Stockton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EscalonFew work in Winchester
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.5Lowest 110Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#214 of 574 in CA
School district Hemet UnifiedEscalon Unified
High school in town None in townEscalon High
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.8
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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