Tracy’s public schools outperform 47% of California districts
The public schools Tracy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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Work & commute
About one in six working residents works right in Tracy
Most working residents leave Tracy for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Livermore (8%), Stockton (6%) and San Jose (5%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
Tracy has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Tracy reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 77%.
Tracy is the second-most populous city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Its population was 93,000 at the 2020 census and estimated at 101,901 in 2025. Tracy is located inside a geographic triangle formed by Interstate 205 on the north side of the city, Interstate 5 to the east, and Interstate 580 to the southwest.
