Best PlacesPark, Stockton, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Park, 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.
Park, Stockton ranks 5,773rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Park, 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.
Park, Stockton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Park, Stockton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 69% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 52% of neighborhoods
Where Park, Stockton ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.0 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Park, Stockton
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Park, Stockton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $61,129, 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 Park, Stockton's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Park, Stockton
Park, 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 Park, Stockton.
Who works in Park, Stockton, and how
Work in Park, Stockton centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Park, Stockton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Park, Stockton.
What the weather is like in Park, Stockton, month by month
Park, 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 Park, Stockton
The nearest airport, Stockton Metro, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Park, Stockton
Schools across Park, Stockton average a D, better than 21% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- New Haven ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- French Camp ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. CharterF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- East Union HighC− · 26% proficient
- Stockton HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Edward C. Merlo Institute Of Environmental StudiesD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Park, Stockton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Park, 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 Park, Stockton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Park, Stockton suits
Common questions about living in Park, Stockton
Is Park, Stockton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Park, Stockton ranks 5,773rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Park, Stockton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $341,620. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $61,129 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Park, Stockton safe?
Park, Stockton is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $750 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Park, 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 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Park, Stockton good for families?
Schools beat 21% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $1,299 a month.
Compare Park, Stockton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Park, Stockton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Park, 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.
Park, Stockton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Park, Stockton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Park, Stockton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Park, Stockton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Park, Stockton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Park, 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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