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SheetCA-MORGAN-HILL-CA · Morgan Hill, CA 45,152 pop · income 95th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Morgan Hill
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Morgan Hill on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
El Centro · lowest
56,093
El Centro · lowest
56,093 median HH income
35.1% of the leader · rank #1
Rogers · near
159,638
Rogers · near
159,638 median HH income
99.8% of the leader · rank #2
Morgan Hill · this city
159,758
Morgan Hill · this city
159,758 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #3
Fairway · near
159,821
Fairway · near
159,821 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #4
Bainbridge Is… · near
159,882
Bainbridge Is… · near
159,882 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #5
Duane Lake · near
159,896
Duane Lake · near
159,896 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
Burke Centre · highest
159,932
Burke Centre · highest
159,932 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Morgan Hill on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 45,152.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Morgan Hill - the verdict
Nationally, Morgan Hill sits in the 95th percentile for household income and the 40th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
95th
percentile, household income
98th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
40th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Morgan Hill, CA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 45,152 residents in Morgan Hill, a small city within California. Median household income here is $159,758 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.0%. Morgan Hill's housing stock carries a median value of $1,127,600, and the median resident age is 38.8 years. Educational attainment runs 44.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 64.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 190 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Stable), down 5% from five years earlier. Morgan Hill reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 1703.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, California scores 110.7 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,053 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). Workers in Morgan Hill report an average commute of 28.3 minutes, with 66.1% driving alone and 18.8% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 88.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Morgan Hill's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to work and mobility to schools and households to housing and income to reported crime to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Morgan Hill, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Morgan Hill growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -45 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 190 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
What does the journey to work look like in Morgan Hill?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 66.1%. The reported mean trip to work is 28.3 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
What does the education layer cover for Morgan Hill?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 12 public schools within the city match. 44.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Morgan Hill?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within California, the closest population matches are Palm Springs (44,998 residents, $71,979 income); Rohnert Park (44,461 residents, $96,635 income); Oakley (44,311 residents, $132,067 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Sierra Vista, AZ (45,203 residents); Bountiful, UT (45,093 residents); Littleton, CO (45,092 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Morgan Hill?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 7.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
7.1×
Home value
$1,127,600
Household income
$159,758
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Morgan Hill?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1703.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 25% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
1703.6
Violent rate
195.1
Property rate
1508.5
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
B-
City profile score · Morgan Hill, CA
65/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A+
$159,758
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate A
2.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B+
44.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime D
195 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Morgan Hill profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 99/100 (A+) · $159,758
Poverty rate: 86/100 (A) · 2.0%
Bachelor's+ share: 79/100 (B+) · 44.0%
Violent crime: 48/100 (D) · 195 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Morgan Hill sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Morgan Hill's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Morgan Hill highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Morgan Hill, CA (this city): home $1,127,600, crime 1,704/100k
Sierra Vista, AZ : home $239,000, crime 1,881/100k
Littleton, CO : home $596,700, crime 2,732/100k
Sherman, TX : home $219,300, crime 2,266/100k
Palm Springs, CA : home $567,300, crime 3,817/100k
Rohnert Park, CA : home $634,900, crime 1,521/100k
Oakley, CA : home $632,800, crime 1,113/100k
El Centro, CA : home $291,100, crime 1,596/100k
Lompoc, CA : home $433,800, crime 1,957/100k
Los Banos, CA : home $419,600, crime 2,047/100k
How does Morgan Hill compare to other US cities?
Here's how Morgan Hill stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income95% higher than other cities
Home value98% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety40% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at California, Morgan Hill ranks #184 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Morgan Hill against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Morgan Hill near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Morgan Hill ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Morgan Hill only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#146 of 1,338
89th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#180 of 1,343
87th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#1,116 of 1,450
23rd percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#352 of 1,458
76th percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
95th percentile nationally for median household income · 40th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Morgan Hill's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Morgan Hill's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Morgan Hill's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$1,127,6002nd percentilemore affordable than 2% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Morgan Hill's home-value-to-income ratio: 7.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,694 of 15,516
More affordable than 5% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,117 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 7.1×, Morgan Hill sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,694 of 15,516 and #3,117 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$159,758Morgan Hill, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Morgan Hill, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Morgan Hill, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)44.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)64.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
45,152
Median Income
$159,758
Median Home Value
$1,127,600
Median Age
38.8
Poverty Rate
2.0%
Labor force participation
64.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
44.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1703.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
195.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1508.5
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
12
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Morgan Hill's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
45,670 residents
2021
45,267 residents
2022
44,850 residents
2023
45,036 residents
2024
45,487 residents
2025
45,625 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
190
housing units authorized
Single-Family
190
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
199
133
66
$59.9M
2020
41
41
0
$18.4M
2021
94
86
8
$32.6M
2022
924
132
792
$164.4M
2023
113
113
0
$48.9M
2024
190
190
0
$97.7M
Permit volume decreased 5% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
28.3 minutes
Drive Alone
66.1%
Carpool
10.6%
Public Transit
1.7%
Walk
1.4%
Work from Home
18.8%
Other
1.4%
Based on 20,922 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Morgan Hill. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Morgan Hill is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Morgan Hill sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Morgan Hill compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.