Sue Zwahlen (Unknown affiliation) has been Mayor of Modesto since 1 Jan 2021. In Aug 2026 the unemployment rate was 6.8% of the labour force, 2.6 percentage points lower than when Sue Zwahlen took office in January 2021, while California's fell 3.9 percentage points. On the fall in homelessness Modesto is 1st of the 59 cities, on population growth 53rd of 71. The violent crime rate moved −184 per 100,000 in Modesto against −35 per 100,000 for California. Since day zero typical rent climbed 4.9% a year, 31.6% in all.

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