Best PlacesCivic Center, Stockton, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Civic Center, Stockton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Civic Center, Stockton ranks 5,698th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Civic Center, Stockton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Civic Center, Stockton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Civic Center, Stockton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Civic Center, Stockton ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.3 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Civic Center, Stockton
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Civic Center, Stockton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,447, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Civic Center, Stockton's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Civic Center, Stockton
Civic Center, Stockton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Civic Center, Stockton.
Who works in Civic Center, Stockton, and how
Work in Civic Center, Stockton centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Civic Center, Stockton
Civic Center, Stockton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Civic Center, Stockton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Civic Center, Stockton, month by month
Civic Center, Stockton sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 46° |
| July | 98° | 78° | 60° |
| October | 83° | 65° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Civic Center, Stockton
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Civic Center, Stockton
Schools across Civic Center, Stockton average a D+, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stockton Collegiate International ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
- Team CharterF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Team Charter AcademyF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Stockton Early College AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
- Health Careers AcademyC+ · 40% proficient
- Weber InstituteC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Civic Center, Stockton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Civic Center, Stockton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Civic Center, Stockton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Civic Center, Stockton
Is Civic Center, Stockton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Civic Center, Stockton ranks 5,698th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, walkability, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Civic Center, Stockton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,235. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $49,447 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Civic Center, Stockton safe?
Civic Center, Stockton is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,059 per resident a year.
Compare Civic Center, Stockton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Civic Center, Stockton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Civic Center, Stockton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Civic Center, Stockton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Civic Center, Stockton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Civic Center, Stockton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Civic Center, Stockton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Civic Center, Stockton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Civic Center, Stockton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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