Corcoran vs Farmersville

Which is the better fit for you?

Corcoran, CA
40
Area Score
Bottom 3% nationally
Farmersville, CA
37
Area Score
Bottom 1% nationally

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Corcoran receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
3% higher
Regional price level 101.5 against 98.6 (US = 100)
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
+$5 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,474 in Farmersville against $1,469 in Corcoran.
The median home
5% more
$248,500 in Farmersville against $236,100 in Corcoran.
The weather you would swap
Similar winters
Normal January lows are 37°F in Farmersville against 37°F in Corcoran; July highs are 98°F against 98°F (summers the same).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

33 occupations have a published median wage in both places. Start typing, or choose from the list.

Median wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ metro figures for that occupation, not a job offer, and the price level is the regional index; neither includes taxes, benefits or how senior you are.

Signals

Corcoran
Farmersville
Opportunity: Corcoran is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
31 · Bottom 7%
vs
23 · Bottom 3%
Growth: Farmersville is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
51 · Top 50%
vs
59 · Top 30%
Climate
69 · Bottom 45%
vs
69 · Bottom 45%
Physical resilience: Farmersville is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
14 · Bottom 9%
vs
15 · Bottom 10%
Housing affordability: Corcoran is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
68 · Top 47%
vs
56 · Bottom 30%
Schools: Corcoran is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
11 · Bottom 4%
vs
6 · Bottom 1%
Access: Farmersville is the more favorable of the two.
Access
72 · Bottom 13%
vs
73 · Bottom 14%
Economic stability: Farmersville is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
24 · Bottom 5%
vs
32 · Bottom 11%

Measured values

MetricCorcoranFarmersvilleSource period
Population22,49110,3972024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$59,905 ±$6,616$60,804 ±$8,4742024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$14,712 ±$1,496$17,092 ±$1,8772024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,016/sq mi4,594/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$236,100$248,5002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent — the two are too close to separate$1,160 ±$152$1,114 ±$1272024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,469 — more favorable$1,474FY2026
Cost of living index98.6 — more favorable101.52023
Homeownership rate52.8%64.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate12.1%10.3% — more favorableJuly 2026
Employment change (year over year)−1.3%−1.1% — more favorableJuly 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher — the two are too close to separate3.7% ±1.0%6.1% ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate20.0% ±5%23.6% ±8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)232,01512 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents1.04.2 — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+53.3%+36.1%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high98°F98°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low37°F37°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation8.1"8.1"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport49 mi43 mi — more favorableNASR current cycle
Average commute — the two are too close to separate24.5 min ±2.5 min23.1 min ±2.6 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age35.628.12024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools862024-25 school year
Students per teacher21.320.4 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency22.1% — more favorable16.0%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency41.3% — more favorable37.1%2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility91.3%91.3%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

6 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison. The year-over-year change is not marked either: a percentage on fewer than 300 units swings on a handful of permits.

Physical risk tradeoff

Corcoran

Elevated or high exposure: heat wave, earthquake, inland flooding.

Farmersville

Elevated or high exposure: heat wave, inland flooding, wildfire.

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Corcoran
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Corcoran: Your Score
40
Area Score
Farmersville
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Farmersville: Your Score
37
Area Score

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