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Place dossier plate
SheetCA-STANTON-CA · Stanton, CA 38,639 pop · income 63rd 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 Stanton
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Stanton on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Calexico · lowest
50,021
Calexico · lowest
50,021 median HH income
38.7% of the leader · rank #1
Stanton · this city
81,455
Stanton · this city
81,455 median HH income
63.1% of the leader · rank #2
Quinebaug · near
81,458
Quinebaug · near
81,458 median HH income
63.1% of the leader · rank #3
Donnelly · near
81,458
Donnelly · near
81,458 median HH income
63.1% of the leader · rank #4
Fox Lake · near
81,458
Fox Lake · near
81,458 median HH income
63.1% of the leader · rank #5
Martell · near
81,458
Martell · near
81,458 median HH income
63.1% of the leader · rank #6
Vestavia Hills · highest
129,171
Vestavia Hills · highest
129,171 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 Stanton 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: 38,639.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Stanton - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Stanton places in the 63rd percentile for household income and the 28th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
63rd
percentile, household income
87th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
28th
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: Stanton, CA
38,639 people live in Stanton, California - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Stanton households earn a median of $81,455 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.4%. Typical homes in Stanton are valued around $541,000, and the median resident age is 38.9 years. Educational attainment runs 22.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 59.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 42 residential building permits were authorized in Stanton (Construction Slowdown), down 63% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2204.4 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts California at 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Above Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,053 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $275 across California, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 out of 100 (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Stanton'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 comparison shortlist to work and mobility to reported crime to population change to housing and income to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Stanton, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history, commute-mode shares.
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
Which cities make useful reference points for Stanton?
Within California, the closest population matches are Bell Gardens (38,661 residents, $55,372 income); San Gabriel (38,764 residents, $87,592 income); Calexico (38,476 residents, $50,021 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Security-Widefield, CO (38,659 residents); Spartanburg, SC (38,578 residents); Vestavia Hills, AL (38,704 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.
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.
What does the journey to work look like in Stanton?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 73.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Stanton?
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.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2204.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 3% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,073 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +5.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 42 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
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 Stanton?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
Household income
$81,455
Home value
$541,000
Value / income
6.6×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 22.0% 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.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Matched public schools
1
Bachelor's degree+
22.0%
Poverty estimate
9.4%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 9.4% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
110.7 (US=100)
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
F
City profile score · Stanton, CA
34/100
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 C+
$81,455
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
9.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share D
22.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
512 /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.
Stanton profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 61/100 (C+) · $81,455
Poverty rate: 42/100 (D) · 9.4%
Bachelor's+ share: 40/100 (D) · 22.0%
Violent crime: 15/100 (F) · 512 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Stanton sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Stanton'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 - Stanton highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Stanton, CA (this city): home $541,000, crime 2,204/100k
Spartanburg, SC : home $185,300, crime 6,709/100k
Vestavia Hills, AL : home $494,500, crime 728/100k
Westerville, OH : home $343,200, crime 1,947/100k
Braintree, MA : home $623,200, crime 1,405/100k
Bell Gardens, CA : home $527,900, crime 1,864/100k
San Gabriel, CA : home $899,000, crime 2,150/100k
Calexico, CA : home $281,700, crime 682/100k
La Quinta, CA : home $612,800, crime 2,122/100k
Adelanto, CA : home $318,300, crime 1,560/100k
Montclair, CA : home $549,600, crime 4,290/100k
How does Stanton compare to other US cities?
Here's how Stanton stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income63% higher than other cities
Home value87% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety28% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to California alone, Stanton ranks #278 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Stanton 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 Stanton near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Stanton ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Stanton only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#755 of 1,338
44th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#657 of 1,343
51st percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#531 of 1,450
63rd percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#832 of 1,458
43rd 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
63rd percentile nationally for median household income · 28th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Stanton's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Stanton'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 Stanton's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$541,00013th percentilemore affordable than 13% 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
Stanton's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,501 of 15,516
More affordable than 7% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,066 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 6.6×, Stanton sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,501 of 15,516 and #3,066 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
$81,455Stanton, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Stanton, 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 Stanton, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
38,639
Median Income
$81,455
Median Home Value
$541,000
Median Age
38.9
Poverty Rate
9.4%
Labor force participation
59.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2204.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
512.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1692.3
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
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Stanton's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
38,088 residents
2021
38,780 residents
2022
39,169 residents
2023
39,652 residents
2024
40,347 residents
2025
40,161 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
42
housing units authorized
Single-Family
42
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
114
114
0
$26.6M
2020
146
144
2
$27.4M
2021
437
137
300
$63.9M
2022
51
46
5
$14.4M
2023
58
58
0
$19.5M
2024
42
42
0
$19.3M
Permit volume decreased 63% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
73.5%
Carpool
12.0%
Public Transit
2.2%
Walk
1.1%
Work from Home
7.7%
Other
3.5%
Based on 18,010 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 Stanton. 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 Stanton 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 Stanton sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Stanton 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.