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Atwater is a small city of 32,162 people in Merced County, California. It's about 7 miles from Merced, CA and 59 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,162people
$363kTypical home
$1,279/moRent
95° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,162
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,898 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Fresno, CA
- 7 mi to Merced, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,292/mo)
- Median rent $1,279/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (570 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,992 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MCE airport
- 63 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merced County: R+4 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk