Garden Acres, CA vs Stockton, CA

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

MetricGarden Acres, CAStockton, CA
Population10,667322,326
Median Household Income$66,474$79,907
Median Rent$1,354/mo$1,577/mo
Median Home Value$336,000$440,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.4%52.9%
Poverty Rate18.9%15.5%
Unemployment Rate6.7% (county)7.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k433*1,029
Property Crime Rate /100k1,198*2,320
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr219219
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows40°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute41.2 min31.7 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.5 / 5
Students per Teacher23.522.6
College Degree Rate5.9%20%
Foreign-Born %37.3%26.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.5%+1.2%

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.