Atwater, CA vs Manteca, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Atwater

63.7

#1742 nationally

Manteca

62.9

#1816 nationally

Manteca leads in crime level (9.5 vs 19.5). Atwater leads in average commute (28.2 min vs 40.2 min). Manteca leads in median household income ($89,966 vs $64,195).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Atwater, CA	Manteca, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.7 (#1742)	62.9 (#1816)
Population	32,052	91,059
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$425,295	$581,224
Median Household Income	$64,195	$89,966
Average Commute	28.2 min	40.2 min
Walk Score	41	42
Crime Level	19.5	9.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	119	143
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+4.4	R+0.9