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Lodi vs Turlock

49 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+4.4 pts in Lodi).

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Lodi, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 67,607 people
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Turlock, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 72,502 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

LodiAn outdoors town
Outdoors#135 most walkable in CA3.2 miles of trails across 22 parks and preserves Housing$512K typical home33% below the CA typical home Famous people36 notable peopleborn in Lodi All about Lodi →
TurlockKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 48%of CA districts Outdoors#123 most walkable in CA2.5 miles of trails across 24 parks and preserves Housing$482K typical home37% below the CA typical home All about Turlock →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Work from home+4.4 pts
More people work from home in Lodi
Lodi 11.8%Turlock 7.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Lodi$2,970/mo
Typical home $512K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $1,680/mo · Housing →
Turlock$2,830/mo
Typical home $482K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,612/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Lodi and Turlock.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Lodi places higher on 13 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–LodiNot graded C−TurlockSafer than 22% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+LodiBetter than 40% of districts in the state B−TurlockBetter than 48% of districts in the state
Health
B−LodiHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns B−TurlockHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns
13Lodi
7Turlock

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #443#102 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #120#253 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #443#607 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #360#482 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #502#633 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #456#573 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #171#120 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #221#321

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lodi’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
LodiTurlock
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F42°F
July high92°F93°F
Growing season (days)301d351d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th50th
Outdoors & history
LodiTurlock
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land5.5%2.9%
National Register places42
Archive photos911
Famous people born here3642
Community
LodiTurlock
Library hours a week32 hrs39 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LodiCATurlockCA
Lodi ↔ Turlock49 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

LodiTurlock
People
Population 67,607Lowest 72,502Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.8%Highest CA: +6.1% +6.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.4±1.2Highest 4% below CA 34.9±1Lowest 8% below CA
Lodi and Turlock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±1.5Lowest CA: 22% 24.8%±1.6Highest CA: 22%
Turlock and Lodi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±1Highest CA: 15.7% 15.6%±1.1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Lodi and Turlock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 26.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±0.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.6%±1Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,530±$5kHighest 11% below CA $82,995±$4kLowest 16% below CA
Lodi and Turlock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $492,500±$10kHighest 33% below CA $460,600±$11kLowest 37% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,680±$66Highest 17% below CA $1,612±$55Lowest 21% below CA
Lodi and Turlock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,314Lowest 35% below CA $3,498Highest 32% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.3%±3.8Highest CA: 55.3% 52.3%±4.7Lowest CA: 55.3%
Lodi and Turlock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.4%Highest CA: 12% 11.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.1%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest same as CA 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 16% below CA 26 minHighest 9% below CA
Work from home 11.8%±1.8Highest CA: 17.2% 7.4%±1.5Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 22.5%Lowest 25%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Highest 0.89Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (18%)Modesto (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TurlockFew work in Lodi
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 22Lowest 24Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 121Lowest 125Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #288 of 574 in CA#316 of 574 in CA
School district Lodi UnifiedTurlock Unified
High school in town Tokay HighTurlock High
Students per teacherat that high school 19.9Lowest 20.9Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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