Garden Acres, CA vs Manteca, CA

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

MetricGarden Acres, CAManteca, CA
Population10,66789,043
Median Household Income$66,474$97,055
Median Rent$1,354/mo$2,065/mo
Median Home Value$336,000$589,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.4%51.9%
Poverty Rate18.9%9.5%
Unemployment Rate6.7% (county)5.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k433*336
Property Crime Rate /100k1,198*1,347
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr219219
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows40°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute41.2 min37.6 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher23.522.7
College Degree Rate5.9%21.7%
Foreign-Born %37.3%21.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.5%+15.7%

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.