Quality of Life in San Joaquin County


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San Joaquin County offers residents a unique blend of life style opportunities. With a comfortable, affordable life style, abundant recreational facilities, excellent educational opportunities, and diverse cultural resources, San Joaquin County has the amenities of metropolitan living without the congestion, overcrowding and expense. Information is included below on current costs for housing and municipal services in the County.

Average residential sales prices in San Joaquin County are among the lowest of counties in its region. The median price for a three bedroom, two bath home in March of 2006 was $385,000 in Lodi, $435,000 in Manteca, $355,000 in Stockton and $540,000 in Tracy. Rental prices have been fluctuating over the past few months and vary within communities. As of March 2006, in the Stockton-Lodi MSA, the median monthly rental price for a three bedroom, two bath apartment was $925, a two bedroom, two bath was $887 and a one bedroom, one bath was $664.

(Source: CB Richard Ellis, DataQuick (March 2006))

Property Tax Rate computes at approximately 1% of Fair Market Value per year, appreciation is limited to 2% per year maximum.

City	Rate
Escalon	1.00%
Lathrop	1.00%
Lodi	1.00%
Manteca	1.00%
Ripon	1.03%
Stockton	1.02%
Tracy	1.00%

From luxurious executive homes to starter homes, San Joaquin County offers a range of choices to suit individual life styles. (Rich Turner Photography)

San Joaquin County home prices on the average are generally lower than prices within the state as illustrated in the comparison chart below:
MEDIAN HOME SALES PRICES
United States	$209,000
California	$535,470
Alameda County	$584,000
Contra Costa County	$540,500
San Joaquin County	$429,000
(Source: California Association of Realtors, DataQuick, National Association of Realtors - March 2006)

City

Electric

Gas

Water/Sewer

*Escalon

PG&E

City of Escalon

Lathrop

PG&E

City of Lathrop

Lodi

City of Lodi

PG&E

City of Lodi

Manteca

PG&E

City of Manteca

*Ripon

PG&E

City of Ripon

Stockton

PG&E

City of Stockton
CA. Water Service Co.

Tracy

PG&E

City of Tracy

* MID may be available for new load.

Climate
Month		High Temp	Low Temp			Precipitation
January		53	37			2.7
April		73	46			1.2
July		94	61			0.0
October		78	50			0.7
Annual		74	48			13.7
(Source: NOAA, US Dept. of Commerce)

MEDICAL SERVICES					COMMUNICATIONS
Hospitals	8			Television Stations			4
Beds	1,148			Radio Stations			11
Physicians/Surgeons	1,124			Daily Newspapers			4
Nurses (FTE)*	3,540			Weekly Newspapers			6
Dentists*	151
Chiropractors	40
Source: US Census Bureau, CA EDD-2004 Occupational & Wage Data, InfoUSA 2006 *Stockton-Lodi MSA

San Joaquin County has an agreeable climate with warm, dry summers and mild winters. The San Joaquin Delta, where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers meet before entering the San Francisco Bay, is an area rich with outdoor recreation opportunities. The Delta covers over 1,000 miles of navigable rivers, streams and canals for fishing, boating, camping and water sports. A multitude of regional and city parks are within minutes of residential areas, and year-round spectator sports offer affordable, family style entertainment. Several major snow ski resorts and facilities in the Sierra are within a two hour drive. San Joaquin County enjoys a rich variety of cultural resources, recreation and annual community events, some of which are listed below.
Recreation Ice Arena (Skating & Hockey) 10 Public Golf Courses 5 Private Golf & Country Clubs Pixie Woods Petting Zoo Micke Grove Park & Zoo Caswell State Park CA Cougars - Major Indoor Soccer Team Stockton Lightning - af2 Arena Football Stockton Ports - Minor League Class A Baseball Team (Oakland Athletics) Stockton Thunder - East Coast Hockey League 1,000 Miles of Delta Waterways	Cultural Resources Haggin Museum Stockton Symphony Stockton Opera Association Stockton Civic Theatre Children's Museum Allen Short Gallery Lodi Symphony Stockton & CA Chorale UOP Conservatory of Music SJ Delta Communty College SJC Historical Museum
Annual Community Events Stockton Ag Expo Bass Masters Almond Blossom Festival Cherry Blossom Festival Business Leadership Summit San Joaquin Fair & Horse Racing July 4th Waterfest California Dry Bean Festival Lodi Grape Festival Stockton Asparagus Festival Manteca Pumpkin Festival Escalon Park Fete Festival Lodi-Woodbridge Zin-Fest Waterfront Blues & Jazz Festivals

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