KennedyCA
A town of 2,576.
Is Kennedy a good place to live?
Kennedy earns a D, 600th of 841 graded towns in California, mostly because of health. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 84% of U.S. towns. Kennedy’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
What makes Kennedy stand out
Where Kennedy beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Kennedy grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Kennedy is from typical.
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Moving to Kennedy: who provides what
Kennedy 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 Kennedy.
Kennedy has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has property taxes about half the California norm, but it has commutes longer than most of California.
A larger share of adults in Kennedy say their health is fair or poor than in the typical California or U.S. town
40% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Kennedy. Kennedy beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 20% of adults report frequent physical distress in Kennedy.
| Kennedy | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kennedy | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 27.4% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kennedy’s schools rank behind 72% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Stockton Unified school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 599 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The typical home in Kennedy is valued at about $354K
The median property tax bill is $1,677, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Kennedy home is worth about $354,000, about the same as a year ago, 53% below the California typical home. 52% of Kennedy households own their home.
| Kennedy | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,697 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Kennedy has mild winters and hot summers
The Stockton Fire Stn 4 weather station, 6 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°.
Kennedy has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Kennedy is 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Kennedy | 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
Kennedy stands out in California and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
The average commute for its 979 working residents takes 43.4 minutes, against 28.7 across California. Jobs based here grew from 702 in 2013 to 1,204.
Jobs based in Kennedy grew to 1,204 in 2023, 502 more than in 2013. Kennedy’s median household income is $70,000. Most working residents leave Kennedy for work: only 1% work in town.
| Kennedy | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Kennedy
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kennedy.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mount Diablo and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kennedy. Close and well known come first.
37 mi MountainMount Diablo
3 mi Stadium & arenaAdventist Health Arena
4 mi MuseumHaggin Museum
6 mi MuseumUSS Lucid
39 mi MuseumWestern Railway Museum
38 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 Kennedy
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Kennedy
About 3 of every 100 Kennedy residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Kennedy
Place in California, United States
Kennedy is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. It is bordered on three sides by the city of Stockton. The population was 3,223 at the 2020 census, down from 3,254 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Area code
- 209
Kennedy’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Kennedy.
Kennedy reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Kennedy with a neighbor →
Questions about Kennedy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kennedy, CA a good place to live?
Kennedy grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #600 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Kennedy, CA expensive?
That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($92,179 across the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.