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Waterford is a big small town of 9,204 people in Stanislaus County, California. It's about 14 miles from Modesto, CA and 63 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $402k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,204people
$402kTypical home
$1,620/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,204
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,903 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to San Jose, CA
- 14 mi to Modesto, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $402k (≈$2,536/mo)
- Median rent $1,620/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 55 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 (216 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (707 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 49% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MCE airport
- 67 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 374 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
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