Best places to live in the Stockton metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Stockton metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Stockton metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#13. French Camp

- Niche grade: C-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,482

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#12. Collierville

- Niche grade: C-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,107

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#11. Stockton

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 320,470

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#10. Morada

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,337

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#9. Country Club

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 10,017

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#8. Woodbridge

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 3,868

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#7. Manteca

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 86,521

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#6. Lathrop

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 32,696

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#5. Tracy

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 95,358

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#4. Galt

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 25,665

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#3. Lodi

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 67,008

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#2. Lincoln Village

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,954

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#1. Mountain House

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 25,108

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