Del RioCA
A town of 1,508.
Is Del Rio a good place to live?
Del Rio’s best subject grade is an A+ for incomes; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Del Rio, where California’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 11 of California’s 1,056 towns score higher on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 18 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Del Rio has 2 places on the National Register. Del Rio has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Del Rio has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
1,270 counted in 2010 and 1,399 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Del Rio grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Del Rio is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Del Rio: who provides what
Del Rio is unincorporated, so Stanislaus County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Del Rio.
In Del Rio, the median household income runs higher than in the typical California or U.S. town
Del Rio’s median household income is $250,000, above both the California town median ($95,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Del Rio has added 79 jobs, to 293 in 2023. 0.2% of Del Rio working residents work locally.
| Del Rio | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Del Rio ranks healthier than 73% of the country’s towns
Del Rio beats the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 31% of adults feel lonely in Del Rio.
| Del Rio | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Del Rio | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Del Rio has mild winters and hot summers
Del Rio has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Del Rio’s July high is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Del Rio is lower
The FEMA risk score in Del Rio is 33 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Del Rio sell for about $1.55M
Among 848 California towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Del Rio.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Del Rio
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Del Rio
About 12 of every 100 Del Rio residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Del Rio for work
Where Del Rio’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Del Rio
Place in California, United States
Del Rio (Spanish: Del Río, meaning "Of The River") is an unincorporated community in Stanislaus County, California, United States that is located around the Del Rio Country Club. The population was 1,399 at the 2020 census, up from 1,270 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the community as a census-designated place (CDP). It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 128 ft
Questions about Del Rio
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Del Rio, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,200,000, 58% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.