Lathrop, CA Mobile Home for Sale

The Central Valley city of Lathrop is a small but growing bedroom community 10 miles south of Stockton. A report published by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2024 revealed that Lathrop was one of California’s fastest-growing cities; in 2023 alone, the city saw a nearly 14% population increase. Mike Samawi, a local Realtor with Team Samawi at Compass, notes that many of the city’s newer residents were drawn to Lathrop’s relative affordability. “After crossing the Altamont Pass, there are a handful of small cities along the highway heading eastward that offer affordable housing outside the Bay Area,” Samawi says. “In Lathrop, you get more for your money.” Lathrop shares its eastern border with neighboring Manteca, a slightly larger city. In the late 2010s, several master planned subdivisions sprang up across town, helping to facilitate urban expansion. Despite this flurry of brand-new developments, Lathrop has a long history, dating back more than 150 years. “The city has actually been around since the late 1800s – the oldest section of the city is in Lathrop proper,” Samawi says. Lathrop began as a small railway town and depot along the transcontinental railroad in the 1870s; more than