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Amador City is a tiny town of 174 people in Amador County, California. It's about 36 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $441k and rent runs about $2k a month.
174people
$441kTypical home
$1,708/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 174
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 561 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 36 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,780/mo)
- Median rent $1,708/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (734 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SCK airport
- 46 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Amador County: R+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk