Best PlacesWinton, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Winton ranks 41,970th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Winton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Winton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winton ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
Where Winton ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Winton
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $59,180, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Winton's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Winton
Winton runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winton.
Who works in Winton, and how
Work in Winton centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Winton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Winton.
What the weather is like in Winton, month by month
Winton sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 100° | 83° | 65° |
| October | 83° | 66° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Winton
The nearest airport, Merced Yosemite Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Winton
Schools across Winton average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frank Sparkes ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Julien ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Washington ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Turlock Junior HighC · 35% proficient
- Winton MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Rudolph Rivera MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Turlock HighC · 33% proficient
- Atwater HighC · 31% proficient
- Buhach Colony HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Winton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Winton
Is Winton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winton ranks 41,970th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Winton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $349,263. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $59,180 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Winton safe?
Winton is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $406 per resident a year.
Compare Winton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Winton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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