Garden Acres vs Lathrop

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Garden Acres, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Lathrop, CA

Area Score

Bottom 41% nationally

Signals

Garden Acres

Lathrop

Opportunity

27 · Bottom 4%

50 · Bottom 38%

Climate

76 · Top 26%

Physical resilience

25 · Bottom 20%

Housing affordability

62 · Bottom 24%

62 · Bottom 23%

Access

100 · Top 3%

99 · Top 8%

Economic stability

44 · Bottom 23%

70 · Top 29%

Measured values

Metric	Garden Acres	Lathrop	Source period
Population	10,667	35,052	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$66,474	$126,421	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$23,206	$38,991	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	4,128/sq mi	1,768/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$336,000	$643,600	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,354	$2,570	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	54.2%	85.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.5%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.8%	-1.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	28.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	18.9%	7.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	95°F	95°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	39°F	39°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	13.4"	13.4"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	5 mi	7 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	40.4 min	44.0 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	31.6	33.9	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Garden Acres

Elevated or high exposure: drought, earthquake.

Lathrop

Elevated or high exposure: drought, earthquake.

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