The story so far
Tara Hills, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tara Hills yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,126 to 5,364 (+5%).
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History · Tara Hills
Half of Tara Hills’ homes were built after 1964
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns · #607 of 847 in California. What drives it
Most of Tara Hills was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1964. Below: maps from 1915 on and the census since 1990.
0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
About Tara Hills’ history
How historic is Tara Hills?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 14% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Tara Hills’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Tara Hills is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #607 of 847 in California. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Tara Hills’ overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19402.3% of homes (±1.9) · typical CA town 3.4% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical CA town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 14%
NewerOlder
California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 28%
Few California towns list much on the Register (a typical California town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Tara Hills’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (31% of California towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.9 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Tara Hills’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out
Start Tara Hills’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tara Hills’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.On the map
Tara Hills on the map, 1915 to 1993
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tara Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1915San Francisco sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Tara Hills.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
Add from your albumPeople over time
Tara Hills, census by census
Between 4,998 and 5,364 people in every census since 1990.
4 censuses, 1990–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Tara Hills’ Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Tara Hills
Nobody well known was born in Tara Hills itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Ben AffleckAmerican film actor, director and screenwriter · b. 1972
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Gary RuvkunAmerican geneticist · b. 1952Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Tara Hills’ history
How does Tara Hills rank for history?
Tara Hills is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #607 of 847 in California. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Tara Hills?
2% of Tara Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.9 points), against a typical 3.4% for a California town; the median home was built in 1964.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.