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Moving to Stockton, CA
Central Valley port, cheaper Bay Area outlet.
Pop. 321kCost index 99.4 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,750/moMedian home $480kWalk score 41
Stockton (metro area) has an overall price level 99.4 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
99.4Housing index
154.3Groceries index (modeled)
99.8Utilities index (modeled)
99.9Electricity rate
33.4 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.9Median home value (est.)
$480,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,750/moCalifornia unemployment is 5.3% with median household income $100k.
Unemployment rate
5.3%Median household income
$100,149Per-capita income
$49,934Labor-force participation
64.2%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberStockton: median home value $480,000.
Home value
$480,000Rent
$1,750/moHomeownership rate
56.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
89/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
ElevatedCalifornia 4th-grade math proficiency: 34.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
34.9%Per-pupil spending
$14,671Student–teacher ratio (est.)
23Public 4-yr grad rate
65.0%Notable universities
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