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Escalon is a big small town of 7,451 people in San Joaquin County, California. It's about 11 miles from Modesto, CA and 56 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,451people
$471kTypical home
$1,724/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,451
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,271 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to San Jose, CA
- 11 mi to Modesto, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,971/mo)
- Median rent $1,724/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k)
- Low property crime (984 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SCK airport
- 59 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 628 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 264 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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