StevinsonCA
The town was settled in 1907 and has 144 residents today.
Is Stevinson a good place to live?
Stevinson’s average trip to work is 48 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Stevinson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
144 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Stevinson: who provides what
Stevinson is unincorporated, so Merced 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 Stevinson.
The schools Stevinson’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Hilmar Unified school district. Enrollment at Stevinson’s public school: 126 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merquin ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 126 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Stevinson has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
Stevinson’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 82 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2022, has brought federal aid to Stevinson households. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 43% come from earthquakes and 39% from drought.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Stevinson has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Modesto (8%), Turlock (5%) and Hilmar-Irwin (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Stevinson is worth about $644K, on Zillow’s estimate
38% of households live in a home they own in Stevinson. Typical home values rose 2% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Stevinson than in most of California or the rest of the country
Nearly two fifths of Stevinson adults say their health is fair or poor. Only 6 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Stevinson.
| Stevinson | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 11% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Stevinson | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.4% | 10.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 5.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.9% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Stevinson
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stevinson
About 2 of every 100 Stevinson residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Stevinson for work
Where Stevinson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Stevinson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stevinson, CA a good place to live?
Stevinson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.