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About Ceres
City in the United StatesCeres is a city in Stanislaus County, California. Its population was 49,302 at the 2020 U.S. census, up from 45,417 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is part of the Modesto metropolitan statistical area. Ceres is located in the San Joaquin Valley along State Route 99, south of Modesto and north of Turlock in Stanislaus County. Ceres is named after the Roman goddess of agriculture. The newspaper in Ceres is called the Ceres Courier, which has been in publication since 1910. The offices of the Ceres Courier were relocated from an address in downtown Ceres in 2012. It has since combined day-to-day operations with its sister paper, the Turlock Journal, in Turlock. Jeff Benziger was appointed editor i…
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Housing in Ceres
The typical Ceres home is worth about $451,000, about the same as a year ago, 41% below the California typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Ceres
Safety Grade C-
Ceres reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less.
Work & commute in Ceres
Full picture →Most working residents leave Ceres for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Modesto (21%), Turlock (5%) and Stockton (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Ceres
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ceres
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ceres
Full climate →Ceres has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Ceres
All Ceres schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Ceres’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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