Stockton, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, United States. It is the most populous city in the county, the 11th-most populous city in California and the 60th-most populous city in the U.S, with 320,804 residents at the 2020 census. The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley, within California's Central Valley. It lies at the southeastern corner of a large inland river delta that separates it from other nearby cities, such as Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area. Stockton was founded by Charles Maria Weber during the California Gold Rush in 1849, after he acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses to capitalize on its str…

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How Stockton ranks

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#192Fastest growing in CA #236Most affordable in CA #240Lowest property tax in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code95201, 95202, 95203

Area code209

Living in Stockton

Housing in Stockton

$427K▼ 2.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Stockton home is worth about $427,000, down 2.3% in a year, 44% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market33

Sale-to-list98.8%

Sold in May151

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Safety in Stockton

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Safety Grade D-

Stockton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Stockton 10.3

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Stockton 22.6

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Stockton

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School Grade C+

The public schools Stockton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictStockton UnifiedSchools114

Great Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 983 students King ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 942 students John C. Fremont ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 813 students Manlio Silva Elementary B+Elementary · Grades K–6 · 799 students Rio Calaveras ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 796 students Valentine Peyton Elementary CElementary · Grades K–8 · 787 students

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.