Living in Auburn Lake Trails, CA
Auburn Lake Trails is a small town of 3,284 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 34 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $560k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,284people
$560kTypical home
$1,715/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
3"Snow
288Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,284
- Part of a metro area
- About 258 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 34 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $560k (≈$3,533/mo)
- Median rent $1,715/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 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
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SMF airport
- 35 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,654 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 675 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 296 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Dorado County: R+12 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
- Low 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.