DogtownCA
A town of 3,094.
What should you know before moving to Dogtown?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, ranked 473rd of 841 in California. The median household earns $128K. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $671K for a typical one and 7.3 times the Stockton metro’s $92K median household income. Dogtown’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 14 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on the outdoors. Dogtown has 1 place on the National Register.
96% of working residents leave Dogtown for work
Where Dogtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Dogtown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Dogtown is from typical.
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Moving to Dogtown: who provides what
Dogtown is unincorporated, so San Joaquin 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 Dogtown.
Dogtown has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has little public open land.
Most of Dogtown’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 922 working residents takes 38 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Dogtown for work: only 4% work in town. 24% of workers work from home in Dogtown. Jobs based in Dogtown grew to 326 in 2023, 41 more than in 2013.
| Dogtown | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $128,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Drought leads a high hazard risk in Dogtown
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dogtown is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Against the 4,775 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dogtown’s, it is less healthy than 75%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Dogtown beats the California average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 74% of Dogtown adults had a checkup this year.
| Dogtown | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dogtown | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.2% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dogtown has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 94.1°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.3°.
Dogtown has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Dogtown is 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Dogtown | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0% of Dogtown is conserved land
Just 0 of its 8,274 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Dogtown itself; its outdoors grade is D−.
1.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Dogtown’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Dogtown sell for about $998K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sutter's Fort and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dogtown. Close and well known come first.
30 mi State parkSutter's Fort
36 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
28 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
31 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
19 mi Stadium & arenaAdventist Health Arena
32 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Dogtown
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dogtown; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Dogtown residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Dogtown
Census-designated place in California, United States
Dogtown is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California. Dogtown sits at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m). The 2020 United States census reported Dogtown's population was 2,516, which is up from 2,506 in the 2010 United States census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 115 ft
- Area code
- 209
Questions about Dogtown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dogtown, CA a good place to live?
Dogtown grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #473 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Dogtown, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $671,000, 12% below 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.