Keyes California Aerial, 2014
Keyes’s story
140 years in pictures
Census counts: 2,878 in 1990, 5,672 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 6 maps from 1916 on.
- 1886Keyes is settled
KeyesCA
A town of 5,577, settled in 1886.
Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
5,577
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$429K
−0.2% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
32.7
years
Jobs based here
1,421
A commuter town
TownGrade
D
#670 of 841 in CA
Is Keyes a good place to live?
Keyes grades D overall, 670th among California's 841 graded towns, mostly because of health. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. One bright spot: its schools outperform 57% of the state's. 33% of residents are under 18 in Keyes, above both the California town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 72 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on hazard risk.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Keyes for work
Where Keyes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,421jobs based in Keyes
3%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Keyes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Keyes is from typical.
HealthEmanuel Medical Center 5.1 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →Jobs & income$65K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 10.3 of 20; 4.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 50% of U.S. communities; earthquakes tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 32.7; 4% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Keyes: who provides what
Keyes is unincorporated, so Stanislaus County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerTurlock Irrigation District17.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterKeyes Community Services Dist.No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesStanislaus CountyStanislaus County provides services here
SchoolsTurlock Unified School District (9-12)Keyes Union Elementary School District2 districts serve Keyes; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereStanislaus County Clerk, Registrar of VotersStanislaus County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP codes95328, 95307, 9538295328 69% · 95307 28% · 95382 3%Census 2020
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 Keyes.
Keyes carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly earthquakes) and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has poverty well above the California rate.
HealthD
Keyes’ grade for health is a D
21% of Keyes adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Keyes beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 30% of Keyes adults worry about having enough food.
15%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Keyes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 19% |
32 measures vs. California
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Keyes | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.6% | 10.6% |
Emanuel Medical Center
5.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
10th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
Keyes’ grade for schools is a B
Its public schools are run by the Keyes Union school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Keyes to Learning Charter, with 348 students.
57%of CA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyes ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 477 | C− |
| Keyes to Learning CharterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 348 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
HousingCost of living grade C−
A typical Keyes home is worth about $429K
87.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California. The median property tax bill is $2,553, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Keyes home is worth about $429,000, about the same as a year ago, 44% below the California typical home. Keyes’ median rent is $1,546 a month.
$429KZillow home value
| Keyes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,546 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Keyes$429K
California$762K
−0.2%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Keyes’ workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 660 in 2013 to 1,421.
Most working residents leave Keyes for work: only 3% work in town. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Keyes. Jobs based in Keyes grew to 1,421 in 2023, 761 more than in 2013.
3%work in town
| Keyes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Keyes3%
Modesto16%
Turlock10%
Ceres8%
San Jose2%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,421
jobs based in Keyes
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Keyes has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 94.8°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.2°.
Keyes has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Keyes is 95°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
95°summer high
| Keyes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–58°
Spring48–74°
Summer60–93°
Fall51–78°
Dec 5
typical first frost
Jan 31
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.3%conserved
| Keyes | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
1.3%
conserved · 13 of 1,001 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bonita Ranch | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 2. Hatch Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Earthquakes leads a moderate hazard risk in Keyes
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 92% of California towns; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesInland floodingDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Keyes
17pages on Keyes
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Keyes
California State University-StanislausUniversity or college · Public · Turlock3.9 mi$8,246 in-state tuitionModesto Junior CollegeCommunity college · Public · Modesto8.4 mi$1,282 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Keyes residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Keyes
Census-designated place in California, United States
Keyes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 5,672 at the 2020 census, up from 5,601 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 92 ft
- ZIP code
- 95328
Questions about Keyes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Keyes, CA a good place to live?
Keyes grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #670 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Keyes, CA expensive?
Yes. That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($81,468 across the Modesto, 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−.