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Arnold is a small town of 2,482 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 55 miles from Modesto, CA and 64 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,482people
$486kTypical home
$1,619/moRent
82° / 46°Summer / winter
99"Snow
288Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,482
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 286 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 55 mi to Modesto, CA
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,063/mo)
- Median rent $1,619/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 99" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 64
- 10% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SCK airport
- 74 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,305 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.