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Casa Conejo, CA vs Santa Rita Ranch, TX

Casa Conejo

California

vs

Santa Rita Ranch

Texas

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Casa Conejo leads on 11 and Santa Rita Ranch on 20. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 9% higher in Casa Conejo, while median household income is higher in Santa Rita Ranch.

Median gross rent
$2,946$2,701
Casa Conejo is 9% higher
Median household income
$147,616$160,592
Casa Conejo is 8% lower
Median home value
$888,400$515,700
Casa Conejo is 72% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $114,400 a year left in Casa Conejo and $137,100 in Santa Rita Ranch. Money goes further in Santa Rita Ranch, by about $22,700 a year.
  • A household earning Casa Conejo's median of $147,616 would need about $139,500 in Santa Rita Ranch to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 2.8 points a year in Casa Conejo, and rent and pay rose at about the same pace in Santa Rita Ranch.

How these are calculated

TexasCaliforniaSanta Rita Ranch, TXCasa Conejo, CACasa ConejoSanta Rita RanchCasa ConejoSanta Rita Ranch

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Santa Rita Ranch, TXComposite 52.7 / 100
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608385n/a313n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureCasa ConejoSanta Rita RanchAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,946$2,701
Rent to income123.9%20.2%
Property tax rate10.5%n/a
Home price to income16.0x3.2x
Prices vs US average2110.598.1
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,424$1,817
HUD area median income4$135,600n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,788$10,001
Median home value1$888,400$515,700
Home prices, 1-year change52.0%-1.0%
Home prices, 5-year change544.1%43.3%
Homeownership193.2%95.1%
Renters paying 30%+158.8%64.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,823$3,125
Vacant homes15.2%3.9%
Median year built119652019
Jobs and income
Median household income1$147,616$160,592
Income per person1$42,921$57,537
Unemployment110.4%3.9%
Average annual pay6$72,148$82,562
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%2.8%
Jobs6335,864238,420
Poverty rate19.3%6.4%
Mean commute119 min38 min
Works from home120.4%35.7%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.3%
People
Population12,6716,586
Median age135.333.6
Bachelor's or higher150.3%56.4%
High school or higher191.2%97.4%
Household size13.43.1
Born abroad110.4%13.7%
No health insurance17.3%10.8%
Homes with broadband198.9%100.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.5%10.6%
Moved from another state10.0%3.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-5.625.9
Income of households moving in7$100,307$97,356
Income of households moving out7$95,713$87,091
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k820.219.2
Shops per 10k830.525.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k87.64.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k829.919.6
Child care centers per 10k82.52.8
Parks per 10k90.018.2
Playgrounds per 10k90.018.2
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k97.50.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi92.10.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a25.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a2
National Register listings114575
Schools
Public schools12236173
Public school students12147,841126,075
Students per teacher1222.714.5
Climate
July average high1384°F96°F
January average low1338°F38°F
Average temperature1358°F68°F
Annual precipitation1320.3 in35.9 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1499.490.1
Hurricane risk140.069.0
Tornado risk1442.493.9
Wildfire risk1499.887.8
Heat wave risk1485.891.0
Median air quality index155053
Good air days1552.1%43.6%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Casa Conejo $117,840, Santa Rita Ranch $108,040 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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