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Taft Mosswood is a small town of 1,343 people in San Joaquin County, California. It's about 5 miles from Stockton, CA and 46 miles from Sacramento, 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 $369k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,343people
$369kTypical home
$1,786/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,343
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,888 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 5 mi to Stockton, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,786/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 19 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 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SCK airport
- 52 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 603 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.