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Lodi is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 475th of 841 in California, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 51% of the country. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $509K, 5.5 years of the Stockton metro’s $92K median household income. Lodi’s midsummer high is 94°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Lodi has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lodi Arch and Woman's Club of Lodi. Lodi is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Lodi beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Lodi is from typical.
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Census counts: 606 in 1880, 66,348 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 6 maps from 1910 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lodi, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lodi.
Lodi has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Stockton and other neighbors.
On the market in Lodi: a median 26 days to sell. A typical home here is worth about $509,000, down 1.4% in a year, 33% below the California typical home. Its rent at the middle of the market is $1,680 a month.
| Lodi | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,680 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 54% | 55% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Below: Three of its 24 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Lodi Unified school district. The 6 public schools in Lodi teach 3,843 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 893 | C+ |
| Tokay HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,058 | B |
| Vinewood ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 543 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lodi. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 55% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 42% to earthquakes. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Lodi weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 301 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lodi has about as many jobs (25,002) as working residents, but only 6,075 people both live and work here.
For working residents in Lodi, the share who work locally is 22%. Employers in Lodi added 4,990 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 25,002. Its average commute stands at 24 minutes. The top destinations are Stockton (18%), Sacramento (3%) and San Francisco (2%).
| Lodi | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
341 violent crimes were reported in 2025. In Lodi, the property crime rate is 21.8 per 1,000 residents. Lodi's reported crime rate is above California's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Lodi | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.8 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Count the trails in 22 parks and preserves and they come to 3.2 miles. Lodi Lake Park, at 121 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Its density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Lodi | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lodi Lake Park | 1.9 mi | 121 |
| 2. DeBenedetti Park | — | 45 |
| 3. Salas Park | 0.2 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
13% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Lodi. Two figures for adults here: 24% say their health is fair or poor, 20% worry about having enough food.
| Lodi | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lodi | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 6.4% | 5.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.2% | 10.6% |
| More smokers | 13% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lodi. Close and well known come first.
38 mi MountainMount Diablo
33 mi State parkSutter's Fort
39 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
11 mi Stadium & arenaAdventist Health Arena
31 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
33 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic ParkMount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lodi
About 6 of every 100 Lodi residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
4 places in Lodi on the National Register of Historic Places.
23 notable people were born in Lodi.
City in California, United States
Lodi ( LOH-dye) is a city in San Joaquin County, California, United States, in the center portion of California's Central Valley. The population was 66,348 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Lodi.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | #475 | C− | D | — | B− | B− |
| Woodbridge | #390 | C | D | — | B− | B+ |
Lodi and Woodbridge report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lodi with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lodi grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #475 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
23 notable people were born here, including Bill Cartwright and Barbara Oakley.
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