Living in Lathrop, CA
Suburb in California
Lathrop is a suburb in California, home to about 33,000 people, with 1.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Lathrop a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Low natural disaster risk: 5 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Higher taxes: about $3,279 state income tax per resident, 1.03% property tax
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Hot summers: highs around 93°F
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Key facts
Living in Lathrop: common questions
What is the cost of living in Lathrop?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $523k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,420 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 105, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Lathrop?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.03% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Lathrop safe?
Lathrop isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Lathrop?
Public schools in Lathrop test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 25 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Lathrop?
Lathrop has mild winters: winter days average around 59°F and summer days around 93°F.
Does Lathrop get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from earthquakes and flooding: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.34 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Lathrop?
The nearest major airport is SJC, about 45 mi away.
How Lathrop scores
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