Valley HomeCA
Population 328: a town settled in 1918.
Is Valley Home a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Valley Home, above both the California town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 848 California towns, just 4 have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Valley Home. Valley Home has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
328 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Valley Home: who provides what
Valley Home 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 Valley Home.
Valley Home has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Oakdale (12%), Modesto (11%) and Stockton (7%). Since 2013, Valley Home has added 24 jobs, to 51 in 2023. In Valley Home, the middle household income is $103,000. Half commute less than 23 miles.
| Valley Home | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Valley Home’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Valley Home Joint Elementary school district. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 191 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Home ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 191 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Valley Home faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
56% of Valley Home’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 24%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Valley Home is
In Valley Home, 31% of adults feel lonely, and 16% report frequent physical distress. Across all 32 CDC measures, Valley Home beats California on 12 and trails on 9. Nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure locally.
| Valley Home | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Valley Home | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Valley Home
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Valley Home
About 3 of every 100 Valley Home residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Valley Home for work
Where Valley Home’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Valley Home
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valley Home, CA a good place to live?
Valley Home has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.