WintonCA
A town of 11,797, settled in 1912.
Is Winton a good place to live?
Winton grades D overall, ranked 664th of 841 in California, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $57K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 77% of the country. One bright spot: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 55% of U.S. towns. Winton’s July high is 95°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 69 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Winton Community Park, at 22 acres.
Winton has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
10,613 counted in 2010 and 11,709 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Winton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Winton is from typical.
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Moving to Winton: who provides what
Winton is unincorporated, so Merced County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Winton.
Winton carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Homes in Winton are worth about $360K, by Zillow’s estimate
The median property tax bill is $1,818, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Winton home is worth about $360,000, up 1.1% in a year, 53% below the California typical home. 50% of households own their home in Winton.
| Winton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,156 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Winton’s public schools outperform 50% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Winton school district. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winton MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 579 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
For health, Winton earns a C−
Against the 8,036 U.S. towns with household incomes like Winton’s, it is less healthy than 61%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
41% of Winton adults feel lonely. Winton beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 33% of Winton adults worry about having enough food.
| Winton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Winton | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.8% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Winton
Winton has 715 jobs for its 3,957 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,413 in 2013 to 715.
Most working residents leave Winton for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Winton fell to 715 in 2023, 698 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Merced (11%), Atwater (6%) and Turlock (6%).
| Winton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.5% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Winton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winton Community Park | — | 22 |
| 2. Berkley Neighborhood Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Winton has mild winters and hot summers
The Merced weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 106 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.3°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.6°.
Winton has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The January low in Winton is 39°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Winton faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 94% of California towns, with expected losses of about $86 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
Winton’s FEMA risk score is 44 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Winton
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Winton
About 9 of every 100 Winton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
96% of working residents leave Winton for work
Where Winton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Winton
Census-designated place in California, United States
Winton (formerly Merced Colony No. 1, Merced Colony No. 2, and Windfield) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. Winton is located 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Atwater, California. and 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Merced, the county seat. Winton was established along the original Santa Fe Railroad. At one time, passenger trains would stop at this location. As of the 2020 census, the population of Winton was 11,709, up from 10,613 in 2010.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 177 ft
- ZIP code
- 95388
- Area code
- 209
Winton’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Winton.
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Questions about Winton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Winton, CA a good place to live?
Winton grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #664 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Winton, CA expensive?
Yes. That is 5.5 years of the area's median household income ($65,510 across the Merced, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.