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Anchor Bay is a tiny town of 771 people in Mendocino County, California. It's about 53 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 80 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $1k a month.
771people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,317/moRent
83° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
252Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 771
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 219 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 53 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,677/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to STS airport
- 105 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- Right on the coast
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 175 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.