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Eastmont, WA vs Windsor, CA

Eastmont

Washington

vs

Windsor

California

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Eastmont leads on 17 and Windsor on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 0% higher in Eastmont, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,443$2,433
Eastmont is 0% higher
Median household income
$138,912$133,979
Eastmont is 4% higher
Median home value
$784,000$801,100
Eastmont is 2% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $106,500 a year left in Eastmont and $103,500 in Windsor. Money goes further in Eastmont, by about $3,000 a year.
  • A household earning Eastmont's median of $138,912 would need about $137,000 in Windsor to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 3.0 points a year in Eastmont, and rent outran pay by 2.0 points a year in Windsor.

How these are calculated

CaliforniaWashingtonWindsor, CAEastmont, WAEastmontWindsorEastmontWindsor

Which fits you?

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Windsor, CAComposite 58.6 / 100
73
27825972656022
02Eastmont, WAComposite 41.2 / 100
27
315366n/a3229n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

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.

MeasureEastmontWindsorAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,443$2,433
Rent to income121.1%21.8%
Property tax rate10.8%0.8%
Home price to income15.6x6.0x
Prices vs US average2111.1107.8
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,549$2,819
HUD area median income4n/a$133,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$6,476$6,361
Median home value1$784,000$801,100
Home prices, 1-year change51.3%0.5%
Home prices, 5-year change550.8%25.2%
Homeownership188.8%75.6%
Renters paying 30%+167.3%57.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,944$3,136
Vacant homes13.7%4.8%
Median year built119891993
Jobs and income
Median household income1$138,912$133,979
Income per person1$54,049$55,802
Unemployment17.3%3.6%
Average annual pay6$84,350$73,248
Pay growth, 1 year65.5%2.6%
Jobs6299,062206,393
Poverty rate16.3%5.9%
Mean commute128 min23 min
Works from home119.4%11.9%
Commutes by transit12.0%1.1%
People
Population123,72126,081
Population change since 20207n/a-1.9%
Median age140.542.7
Bachelor's or higher140.5%36.3%
High school or higher195.2%87.6%
Household size12.92.8
Born abroad124.8%14.2%
No health insurance15.1%4.9%
Homes with broadband197.7%94.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.0%2.8%
Moved from another state11.8%0.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people81.1-0.4
Income of households moving in8$99,568$112,487
Income of households moving out8$94,622$96,271
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k920.024.8
Shops per 10k925.133.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k93.06.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k916.821.7
Child care centers per 10k92.73.1
Parks per 10k1034.613.0
Playgrounds per 10k1013.58.1
Grocery stores per 10k100.02.3
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k101.74.6
Libraries per 10k100.00.8
Named paths and bike trails100.011.7
Transit stops per sq mi101.427.7
Nearest National Park Service site1132.133.3
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1128
National Register listings12512
Founded or incorporated13n/a1992
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a163
Property crime per 100k14n/a478
Schools
Public schools152247
Public school students15118,6884,134
Students per teacher1519.119.5
Climate
July average high1671°F80°F
January average low1631°F40°F
Average temperature1647°F57°F
Annual precipitation1685.1 in41.9 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1797.999.1
Tornado risk1738.815.4
Wildfire risk1761.598.2
Heat wave risk1797.088.8
Median air quality index18419
Good air days1867.9%100.0%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Eastmont $97,720, Windsor $97,320 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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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