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Moving to
Country Club.
Country Club is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, CA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Country Club
Country Club is an unincorporated community in California. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Country Club deals with rent well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, long average commutes, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- Above-average unemployment in the county
- Long commutes
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- High student-teacher ratio
How Country Club compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Country Club
Based on Country Club's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,696
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $73,920 a year
- 68% of Country Club renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$76,500
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $38,250
- Homes cost 4.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 31% above US
$1,848/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,848 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $382,500. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $382,500 · 68% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
6.7% county unemployment
Unemployment in San Joaquin County is 6.7%, well above the national average of 4.3%. Moving with a job already lined up matters more here. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
San Joaquin County (county-wide)
Safety
433 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Country Club doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 1198/100k · Policed by San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 38% above US
36 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 36 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 93°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 40°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 54% below US
17% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 24:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial (38 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Nothing in Country Club's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and county unemployment above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,848/mo) equals 27% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget, anyone moving without a job lined up, and people who dread long commutes.
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