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1866
Stockton from the South (No. 2) looking North by East, San Joaquin County, 1866
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Moses Rodgers House
Moses Rodgers House is a private home in Stockton, California. Built in 1898, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
About Stockton
City in California, United StatesStockton 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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Housing in Stockton
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
Safety in Stockton
Safety Grade D-
Stockton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.
Work & commute in Stockton
Full picture →About one in 3 of Stockton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lodi (4%), Tracy (4%) and Sacramento (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Stockton
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 37% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Stockton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Stockton
Full climate →Stockton has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Stockton
All Stockton schools →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.
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.
Stockton is a college town
Colleges →of Stockton’s residents are enrolled in college. San Joaquin Delta College has about 9,160 students on campus, and 3 more colleges are in town.
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