Garden Acres, CA vs Lathrop, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricGarden Acres, CALathrop, CA
Population10,66735,052
Median Household Income$66,474$126,421
Median Rent$1,354/mo$2,570/mo
Median Home Value$336,000$643,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.4%46.4%
Poverty Rate18.9%7.1%
Unemployment Rate6.7% (county)5.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k433*202
Property Crime Rate /100k1,198*1,066
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr219219
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows40°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute41.2 min45.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher23.524.2
College Degree Rate5.9%28%
Foreign-Born %37.3%31.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.5%+48.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Garden Acres (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.