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Mountain House’s story
25 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
- 2001Mountain House is settled
Photo: Tranistrider1979 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
25,315
2025 Census estimate · +3.2% since 2020
Median home value
$947K
Census ACS
Household income
$177K
median
Median age
35.0
years
Jobs based here
1,092
A commuter town
TownGrade
B+
#67 of 841 in CA
Is Mountain House a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mountain House grades B+ overall, 67th among California's 841 graded towns. It is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns and its schools rank ahead of 93% of California towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $947K for a typical one and 10.3 times the Stockton metro’s $92K median household income. Mountain House’s median rent is $3,501 a month, above both California’s towns ($1,895 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On history, just 8 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. Mountain House Creek Recreation Area, at 63 acres with 2.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Mountain House stand out
Where Mountain House beats most towns.
A growing town
Mountain House has grown 161% since 2010
9,675 counted in 2010 and 24,499 in 2020; an estimated 25,315 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Mountain House grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Mountain House is from typical.
Cost of livingD−Open →HealthSutter Tracy Community Hospital 6.1 miles awayA+Open →SchoolsAOpen →Jobs & income$177K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.8 of 20; 3.4% of households have no car; 2.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors7 miles of trails; 2% conserved landB+Open →HistoryD−Open →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Mountain House: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mountain House, and how to reach them.
PowerModesto Irrigation District23.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Mountain House water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpTown’s haulerWest Valley Disposal picks up at the curb for every homeTown site
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 hereSan Joaquin Registrar of VotersSan Joaquin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2020
ZIP code9539195391 100%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 Mountain House.
Mountain House has less no health insurance than most of California and sends most of its workers to Livermore and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of California.
HealthA+
Fewer of Mountain House’s adults report frequent physical distress than in the typical California or U.S. town
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 5.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide. Against the 1,454 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mountain House’s, it is healthier than 76%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
8.9% of Mountain House adults report frequent physical distress. Mountain House beats the California average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of Mountain House adults report frequent mental distress.
97%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Mountain House | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 31% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 23% |
32 measures vs. California
24 better6 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Mountain House | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.9% | 5.6% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 51.6% | 57.5% |
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
6.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
94th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsA
Mountain House’s grade for schools is an A
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $947K.
Its public schools are run by the Lammersville Joint Unified school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
93%of CA districts it outscoresASchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansen ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 930 | – |
| Mountain House HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,428 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
#395for trails in CA
| Mountain House | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
1.9%
conserved · 91 of 4,729 acres
7.1 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mountain House Creek Recreation Area | 2.7 mi | 63 |
| 2. Central Park | 1.2 mi | 14 |
| 3. Cordes Park | 0.5 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most working residents commute out of Mountain House
Mountain House has 1,092 jobs for its 8,896 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 49.6 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Mountain House for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Mountain House is 50 minutes. Since 2013, Mountain House has added 719 jobs, to 1,092 in 2023.
5%work in town
| Mountain House | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 50 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $177,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 26% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Mountain House5%
Livermore7%
San Jose7%
Pleasanton6%
Tracy6%
32 mi
median commute distance
1,092
jobs based in Mountain House
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
High risk in Mountain House, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Mountain House
Mountain House has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Mountain House’s July high is 92°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter41–59°
Spring48–74°
Summer59–90°
Fall51–78°
Dec 10
typical first frost
Jan 19
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade D−
A home in Mountain House sells for about $900K at the median
At 10.3 years of the Stockton metro’s $92K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 79% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
$900Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
35
days on market
97%
sale-to-list price
11
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 261 attractions →Levi's Stadium and 84 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mountain House. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLevi's Stadium
Big draw36 mi Theme parkCalifornia's Great America
22 mi MountainMount Diablo
36 mi Stadium & arenaOakland Arena
37 mi Stadium & arenaSAP Center
40 mi Stadium & arenaCalifornia Memorial StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Levi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · Oakland Arena: Mike Disharoon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California Memorial Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mountain House
18pages on Mountain House
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mountain House; the nearest are
Las Positas CollegeCommunity college · Public · Livermore15.2 mi$1,168 in-state tuitionTeachers College of San JoaquinUniversity or college · Public · Stockton18.9 mi
About 6 of every 100 Mountain House residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Mountain House for work
Where Mountain House’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,092jobs based in Mountain House
5%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Mountain House
City in California, United States
Mountain House is a city on the western edge of San Joaquin County, California, United States, lying just east of the historical waystop Mountain House in Alameda County. The planned community was originally approved by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors in 1994 and construction was officially started in 2001. Mountain House was then incorporated in 2024. As of the 2020 census, when Mountain House was still classified as a census-designated place, the population was 24,499.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 2001
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- Area code
- 209
Questions about Mountain House
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mountain House, CA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mountain House grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #67 of 841 in California. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Mountain House, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $947,000, 24% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.