Manteca vs Garden Acres

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Manteca, CA

Area Score

Bottom 25% nationally

Garden Acres, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Manteca

Garden Acres

Opportunity

42 · Bottom 21%

27 · Bottom 4%

Climate

76 · Top 26%

Physical resilience

25 · Bottom 20%

Housing affordability

54 · Bottom 14%

62 · Bottom 24%

Access

99 · Top 8%

100 · Top 3%

Economic stability

59 · Bottom 48%

44 · Bottom 23%

Measured values

Metric	Manteca	Garden Acres	Source period
Population	89,043	10,667	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$97,055	$66,474	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$38,618	$23,206	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	4,091/sq mi	4,128/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$589,900	$336,000	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$2,065	$1,354	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	72.4%	54.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.2%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.8%	-1.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	5.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	9.5%	18.9%	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	7 mi	5 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	38.3 min	40.4 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	36.8	31.6	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

Manteca

Elevated or high exposure: drought, earthquake.

Garden Acres

Elevated or high exposure: drought, earthquake.

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