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Turlock vs Lodi

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

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Turlock, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 72,502 people
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Lodi, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 67,607 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Turlock$2,830/mo
Typical home $482K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,612/mo · Housing →
Lodi$2,970/mo
Typical home $512K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $1,680/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
C−TurlockSafer than 22% of U.S. towns –LodiNot graded
Schools
B−TurlockBetter than 48% of districts in the state C+LodiBetter than 40% of districts in the state
Health
B−TurlockHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns B−LodiHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns
7Turlock
13Lodi

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

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

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Turlock’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
TurlockLodi
Snow a year0″0″
January low42°F40°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)351d301d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th77th
Outdoors & history
TurlockLodi
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land2.9%5.5%
National Register places24
Archive photos119
Famous people born here4236
Community
TurlockLodi
Library hours a week39 hrs32 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

TurlockCALodiCA
Turlock ↔ Lodi49 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.

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