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Winton vs Lindsay

117 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.5× in Lindsay) and home values (+19% in Winton).

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Winton, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 11,797 people
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Lindsay, CAHomes around $313KCalifornia · 12,643 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.

WintonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 43%of CA districts Housing$363K typical home52% below the CA typical home Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Winton →
LindsayHomes around $313K
Housing$313K typical home59% below the CA typical home Schools#181 for schools in CAof 574 towns Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lindsay →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.5×
Lindsay is more of a job hub
Lindsay 0.63Winton 0.18
Home values+19%
Homes cost more in Winton
Winton $339,400Lindsay $286,400
Work in town+11.5 pts
More of Lindsay’s workers stay in town
Lindsay 15.1%Winton 3.6%
Street grid+47%
Lindsay has the more walkable street grid
Lindsay 88.3Winton 59.9
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Lindsay
Lindsay $2,136Winton $1,818
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Winton

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.

Winton$2,070/mo
Typical home $363K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →
Lindsay$1,830/mo
Typical home $313K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,009/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Winton and Lindsay.

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

Winton places higher on 15 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.

Safety
–WintonNot graded C−LindsaySafer than 23% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+WintonBetter than 43% of districts in the state B+LindsayBetter than 66% of districts in the state
Health
C−WintonHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns DLindsayHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns
15Winton
6Lindsay

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #235#70 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #356#181 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #102#272 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #487#305 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #288#420 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #617#730 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #317#423 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #439#521

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

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
WintonLindsay
Snow a year0″0″
January low37°F37°F
July high95°F96°F
Growing season (days)263d284d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th31st
Outdoors & history
WintonLindsay
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land3.3%2.6%
Settled—1910
Archive photos—12
Community
WintonLindsay
Library hours a week—26 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.

Where they are

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WintonCALindsayCA
Winton ↔ Lindsay117 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.

WintonLindsay
People
Population 11,797Lowest 12,643Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.3%Highest CA: +6.1% +7.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 29.7±1.7Lowest 22% below CA 31±2.7Highest 18% below CA
Lindsay and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.3%±3Lowest CA: 22% 32.4%±4.6Highest CA: 22%
Lindsay and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.6%±1.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 10.7%±2.7Highest CA: 15.7%
Lindsay and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.4%Highest CA: 37.1% 5.7%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±2.3Highest CA: 7.6% 4.1%±1.4Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,015±$5kHighest 42% below CA $53,201±$9kLowest 46% below CA
Winton and Lindsay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $339,400±$12kHighest 54% below CA $286,400±$27kLowest 61% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,156±$88Highest 43% below CA $1,009±$97Lowest 50% below CA
Winton and Lindsay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,818Lowest 65% below CA $2,136Highest 58% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.8%±12Highest CA: 55.3% 48.9%±8.4Lowest CA: 55.3%
Winton and Lindsay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14%Lowest CA: 12% 33.1%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 49.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 49.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than CA 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% below CA 28 minHighest about the CA average
Work from home 4.5%±2.2Lowest CA: 17.2% 6.1%±4.4Highest CA: 17.2%
Lindsay and Winton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.6%Lowest 15.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Merced (11%)Visalia (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LindsayFew work in Winton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.9Lowest 88.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #356 of 574 in CA#181 of 574 in CA
School district WintonLindsay Unified
High school in town None in townLindsay Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 19.8
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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