CITY PROFILE
Stockton, CA
“Cheap houses, expensive rentals, and nobody you know has moved here yet.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $532K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,421/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 16.4°C · warmest 24.9°C · coolest 8.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 449 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.32 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #77 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy75
- Affordable to rent46
- Climate comfort82
- Plenty of sunshine83
- Big-city amenities50
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.