Garden Acres vs Stockton

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Garden Acres, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Stockton, CA

Area Score

Bottom 9% nationally

Signals

Garden Acres

Stockton

Opportunity

27 · Bottom 4%

34 · Bottom 10%

Climate

76 · Top 26%

Physical resilience

25 · Bottom 20%

Housing affordability

62 · Bottom 24%

62 · Bottom 22%

Access

100 · Top 3%

Economic stability

44 · Bottom 23%

50 · Bottom 31%

Measured values

Metric	Garden Acres	Stockton	Source period
Population	10,667	322,326	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$66,474	$79,907	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$23,206	$31,918	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	4,128/sq mi	5,092/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$336,000	$440,900	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,354	$1,577	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	54.2%	53.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.7%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.8%	-1.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	20.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	18.9%	15.5%	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	32.4 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.

Stockton

Elevated or high exposure: drought, earthquake.

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