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 midsummer 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.
Natural hazards: high risk in Linden, mostly drought
Expected losses in Linden break down as 69% from drought and 21% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 74% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2022.
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. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. 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
The January low for Linden comes to 39°F, 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
The median household income in Linden is $126,000. Since 2013, Linden has added 117 jobs, to 627 in 2023. Only 5% of working residents stay in Linden for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Stockton (21%), Lodi (4%) and Modesto (3%).
| 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
31% of adults have obesity in Linden. This California town beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| 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
Homes in Linden are worth about $677K, by Zillow’s estimate
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.7%. Linden’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,794 a month. Among households here, 56% own their home.
| 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
A typical California spread of ages in Linden
The median age for Linden comes to 35.9 years. The age mix tracks California closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 35%, against 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.