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Auburn is a big small town of 13,768 people in Placer County, California. It's about 31 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $673k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,768people
$673kTypical home
$1,501/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
3"Snow
299Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,768
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,918 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 31 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $673k (≈$4,241/mo)
- Median rent $1,501/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SMF airport
- 31 mi to SMF (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,243 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 801 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 359 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk