Lodi, CA vs Garden Acres, CA

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

MetricLodi, CAGarden Acres, CA
Population67,60710,667
Median Household Income$88,530$66,474
Median Rent$1,680/mo$1,354/mo
Median Home Value$492,500$336,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.1%43.4%
Poverty Rate12.4%18.9%
Unemployment Rate6.5%6.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k493433*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,2181,198*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr219219
Summer Highs91°F93°F
Winter Lows40°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.1 min41.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher21.523.5
College Degree Rate24.6%5.9%
Foreign-Born %19.8%37.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.2%+4.5%

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.