LindenCA
A town of 2,389, settled in 1863.
Is Linden a good place to live?
The best of Linden’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for health; the weakest is a C− for walkability. On walkability, just 102 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. Linden’s July high is 95°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. On the outdoors, just 46 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Linden has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Linden grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Linden is from typical.
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Moving to Linden: who provides what
Linden 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 Linden.
Drought leads a high hazard risk in Linden
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Linden’s schools beat 56% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Linden Unified school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Linden High, with 743 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 414 | – |
| Linden HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 743 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
In Linden, expect mild winters and hot summers
Linden has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. At 39°F, Linden’s January low is against 40°F in California’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Linden stands out in California and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
2.8% of Linden residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Linden has added 117 jobs, to 627 in 2023. The median household income in Linden is $126,000.
| Linden | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Linden ranks healthier than 61% of the country’s towns
Linden beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Linden.
| Linden | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Linden | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 24.5% | 28.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Linden is valued at about $677K
The typical Linden home is worth about $677,000, up 3.7% in a year, 11% below the California typical home. Linden’s median rent is $1,794 a month.
| Linden | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,794 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
An age mix much like California’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Linden | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.9 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 33% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of Linden’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.5 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Linden | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.9% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Adventist Health Arena and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Linden. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaAdventist Health Arena
12 mi MuseumHaggin Museum
14 mi MuseumUSS Lucid
38 mi MuseumRailtown 1897 State Historic Park
10 mi Zoo & aquariumMicke Grove Zoo
27 mi MuseumMcHenry MansionPhoto credits
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 · Railtown 1897 State Historic Park: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0 · Micke Grove Zoo: Breck22, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McHenry Mansion: Rayana fazli at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Linden
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Linden
About 6 of every 100 Linden residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Questions about Linden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Linden, CA expensive?
That is 7.3 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.