Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Stockton might be more expensive than living in rural California, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
What exactly are those Stockton neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in Stockton are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.
What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Stockton for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Bear Creek looks to be the cheapest Stockton neighborhood to live in.
At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Stockton. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Stockton that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Stockton.
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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 5 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Stockton For 2024
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Population: 16,747
Cost Of Living Index: 110 (9th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.9 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (4th cheapest)
More on Bear Creek: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 5,705
Cost Of Living Index: 104 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.6 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (3rd cheapest)
More on Country Club: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 32,392
Cost Of Living Index: 96 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.8 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.028 (15th cheapest)
More on Seaport: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 7,546
Cost Of Living Index: 127 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.8 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (5th cheapest)
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Population: 6,786
Cost Of Living Index: 112 (11th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 3.5 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (2nd cheapest)
More on Lincoln Village Proper: Data | Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Stockton Hoods In 2024
To rank the cheapest places to live in Stockton, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.
Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- Overall Cost Of Living
- Rent To Income Ratio
- Median Home Value To Income Ratio
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 15 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Stockton.” We’re lookin’ at you, Bear Creek.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Stockton. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Stockton
If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Stockton where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.
The most affordable neighborhoods in Stockton are Bear Creek, Country Club, Seaport, Spanos Park, Lincoln Village Proper, Sherwood Manor, Pacific, Park, Valley Oak, and Stonewood.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Stockton aren’t all cheap. Lincoln Village West takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Stockton.
The most expensive neighborhoods in Stockton are Lincoln Village West, Weston Ranch, Lakeview, Brookside, and Civic Center.
We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.
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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Stockton For 2024
| Rank | Neighborhood | Cost Of Living Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bear Creek | 110 |
| 2 | Country Club | 104 |
| 3 | Seaport | 96 |
| 4 | Spanos Park | 127 |
| 5 | Lincoln Village Proper | 112 |
| 6 | Sherwood Manor | 111 |
| 7 | Pacific | 104 |
| 8 | Park | 100 |
| 9 | Valley Oak | 106 |
| 10 | Stonewood | 106 |
| 11 | Civic Center | 96 |
| 12 | Brookside | 133 |
| 13 | Lakeview | 109 |
| 14 | Weston Ranch | 114 |
| 15 | Lincoln Village West | 120 |