RouseCA
A town of 1,462.
Is Rouse a good place to live?
Rouse’s best subject grade is an A for walkability; its weakest is a D− for health. Rouse’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 21 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on health. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On history, just 91 of California’s 1,063 towns do better. Rouse has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rouse stand out
Where Rouse beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Rouse | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 24.9% | 10.6% |
1,462 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Rouse grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Rouse is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Rouse: who provides what
Rouse is unincorporated, so Stanislaus 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 Rouse.
Rouse stands out in California and nationally, with more of its adults who get no exercise outside work
The share of adults in Rouse who smoke cigarettes is 19%, above both the California town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Two in five adults sleep under 7 hours here. Also worth knowing: the town does better than the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 20.
| Rouse | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rouse | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 24.9% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very high risk in Rouse, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Rouse break down as 59% from inland flooding and 36% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, fewer of Rouse’s working residents work locally
Since 2013, Rouse has added 45 jobs, to 129 in 2023. The share of residents in Rouse who live below the poverty line: 13%. The income of the median household for Rouse comes to $61,000. The median commute is under 23 miles.
| Rouse | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Rouse sells for about $380K at the median
31% of Rouse households own their home. For Rouse, the median rent is $1,383 a month.
| Rouse | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 31% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,383 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Rouse
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rouse
About 3 of every 100 Rouse residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Rouse for work
Where Rouse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Rouse
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rouse, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $331,000, 57% below 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 C.