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Turlock is a mid-size city of 72,502 people in Stanislaus County, California. It's about 12 miles from Modesto, CA and 54 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $2k a month.
72,502people
$461kTypical home
$1,612/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 72,502
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,316 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to San Jose, CA
- 12 mi to Modesto, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,905/mo)
- Median rent $1,612/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,288 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MCE airport
- 60 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Stanislaus County: R+11 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk