Garden AcresCA
10,667 residents make their home in this town in California.
Is Garden Acres a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is health (C−): residents are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Garden Acres’s overall grade is D, better than 11% of U.S. towns. That places it 593rd of 841 in California. It lags on schools as well (C) — its schools rank behind 72% of the state's. Where it does best is hazard risk (B+). Homes run about $361K for a typical one, 3.9 times the Stockton metro’s $92K median household income. Garden Acres’ average trip to work is 41 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
97% of working residents leave Garden Acres for work
Where Garden Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Garden Acres grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Garden Acres is from typical.
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Moving to Garden Acres: who provides what
Garden Acres 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 Garden Acres.
Garden Acres carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly earthquakes), has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
Garden Acres’ grade for cost of living is a B−
The typical value, about $361K, is 7% below its July 2022 peak. The median property tax bill is $1,808, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homes in Garden Acres are typically worth about $361,000, about the same as a year ago, 53% below the California typical home. Garden Acres: 54% of households are owner-occupiers. The midpoint rent for Garden Acres comes to $1,354 a month.
| Garden Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,354 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Garden Acres’ grade for schools is a C
Its public schools are run by the Stockton Unified school district. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Franklin High, with 2,065 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmina Henry ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 881 | – |
| Franklin HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 2,065 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Garden Acres’ grade for health is a C−
Among adults in Garden Acres, 66% had a checkup this year. The town beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Garden Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Garden Acres | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 25.9% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Garden Acres’ workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 4,037 working residents takes 41.2 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
In Garden Acres, 19% of residents live below the poverty line. For most workers, Garden Acres is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Jobs in Garden Acres grew by 336 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,664. Garden Acres’ typical household income is $66,000.
| Garden Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Garden Acres, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical California or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of California towns, with expected losses of about $262 per resident a year; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
Expected losses in Garden Acres break down as 82% from earthquakes and 9% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Garden Acres
The Stockton Fire Stn 4 weather station, 5 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 305 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.1°.
For Garden Acres, the peak summer temperature is 94°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Garden Acres | 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
In Garden Acres, 1% of the land is conserved
The trail network density in Garden Acres is 0.2 miles per square mile. 0.5 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves.
| Garden Acres | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Side Community Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 2. Garden Acres Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mount Diablo and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Garden Acres. Close and well known come first.
38 mi MountainMount Diablo
4 mi Stadium & arenaAdventist Health Arena
5 mi MuseumHaggin Museum
6 mi MuseumUSS Lucid
39 mi MuseumWestern Railway Museum
39 mi MuseumBlackhawk MuseumPhoto credits
Mount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Haggin Museum: Bluelight999, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Lucid: U.S. Navy photo, Public domain · Western Railway Museum: LPS.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blackhawk Museum: ShakataGaNai, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Garden Acres
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Garden Acres
About 5 of every 100 Garden Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Garden Acres
Census-designated place in California, United States
Garden Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 11,398 at the 2020 census, up from 10,648 at the 2010 census. It is the most populous CDP in San Joaquin County.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
Garden Acres’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Garden Acres.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Acres | #593 | D | B− | — | C | C− |
| Stockton | #706 | D− | C− | D− | C+ | C+ |
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Questions about Garden Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garden Acres, CA a good place to live?
Garden Acres grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #593 of 841 in California. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Garden Acres, CA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.