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Lathrop is a small city of 35,052 people in San Joaquin County, California. It's about 12 miles from Stockton, CA and 45 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 $644k and rent runs about $3k a month.
35,052people
$644kTypical home
$2,570/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,052
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,768 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to San Jose, CA
- 12 mi to Stockton, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $644k (≈$4,059/mo)
- Median rent $2,570/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,084 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 54% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SCK airport
- 46 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 724 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 332 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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