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Country around Farmington is a rural area of about 403 people in San Joaquin County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Stockton, CA and 50 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $455k and rent runs about $2k a month.
403people
$455kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 403 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 23 mi to Stockton, CA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $455k (≈$2,870/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 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 68
- 28% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SCK airport
- 61 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 421 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.