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Garden Acres is a big small town of 10,667 people in San Joaquin County, California. It's about 4 miles from Stockton, CA and 44 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 $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,667people
$336kTypical home
$1,354/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,667
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,128 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 4 mi to Stockton, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,119/mo)
- Median rent $1,354/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% 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
- 57 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 32
- 54% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SCK airport
- 54 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 508 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 228 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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