Best PlacesPacific, Stockton, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pacific, 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.
Pacific, Stockton ranks 5,070th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Summer heat pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in Pacific, 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.
Pacific, Stockton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pacific, Stockton ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 63% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 61% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 60% of neighborhoods
Where Pacific, Stockton ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.6 minutes each way, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pacific, Stockton
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pacific, Stockton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,722, 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 Pacific, Stockton's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pacific, Stockton
Pacific, Stockton runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pacific, Stockton.
Who works in Pacific, Stockton, and how
Work in Pacific, Stockton centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Pacific, Stockton
Pacific, Stockton has more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Pacific, Stockton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pacific, Stockton, month by month
Pacific, 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 Pacific, Stockton
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pacific, Stockton
Schools across Pacific, Stockton average a D+, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- John Mccandless CharterB · 45% proficient
- Valentine Peyton ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Grunsky ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sierra MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Pacific Law AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Lincoln HighB− · 43% proficient
- Aspire Langston Hughes AcademyC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pacific, Stockton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pacific, 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 Pacific, Stockton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Pacific, Stockton suits
Common questions about living in Pacific, Stockton
Is Pacific, Stockton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pacific, Stockton ranks 5,070th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, big-city access, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pacific, Stockton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,589. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $72,722 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Pacific, Stockton safe?
Pacific, Stockton is safer than 17% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $794 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pacific, Stockton?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 135 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of neighborhoods.
Is Pacific, Stockton good for families?
Schools beat 26% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 17%, and childcare runs $1,299 a month.
Compare Pacific, Stockton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pacific, Stockton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pacific, 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.
Pacific, Stockton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pacific, Stockton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pacific, Stockton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pacific, Stockton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pacific, Stockton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pacific, 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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