Winter Gardens vs Vista

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Winter Gardens, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Vista, CA

Area Score

Bottom 11% nationally

Signals

Winter Gardens

Vista

Opportunity

55 · Bottom 49%

56 · Top 50%

Climate

100 · Top 4%

Physical resilience

9 · Bottom 3%

Housing affordability

58 · Bottom 18%

37 · Bottom 3%

Access

61 · Bottom 7%

67 · Bottom 10%

Economic stability

65 · Top 39%

68 · Top 34%

Measured values

Metric	Winter Gardens	Vista	Source period
Population	22,131	99,114	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$97,973	$94,975	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$41,663	$42,149	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	5,007/sq mi	5,225/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$608,600	$762,400	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,913	$2,249	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	63.5%	51.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.4%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.1%	-1.1%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	29.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	9.3%	10.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	80°F	74°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	47°F	48°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	11.5"	11.4"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	70 mi	61 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	27.8 min	29.0 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	38.1	35.9	2024 ACS 5-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.

Physical risk tradeoff

Winter Gardens

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, earthquake.

Vista

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire, earthquake.

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