Living in Angels, CA
Angels is a small town of 3,716 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 39 miles from Modesto, CA and 60 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,716people
$485kTypical home
$1,833/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
7"Snow
288Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,716
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,023 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 39 mi to Modesto, CA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,057/mo)
- Median rent $1,833/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SCK airport
- 71 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,585 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calaveras 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
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk