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August is a big small town of 8,825 people in San Joaquin County, California. It's about 3 miles from Stockton, CA and 42 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,825people
$296kTypical home
$1,221/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,825
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,026 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 3 mi to Stockton, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,867/mo)
- Median rent $1,221/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (631 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 49% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SCK airport
- 53 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 521 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Joaquin County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk