Valley Home is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California. It is located about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Oakdale, and named after the warm home feeling for the Central Valley. The town used to be named Thalheim, from originally being settled by Germans, but the town was changed to Valley Home during World War II. Valley Home sits at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The 2020 United States census reported Valley Home's population was 284.