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Big Pine is a small town of 1,615 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 81 miles from Visalia, CA and 87 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,615people
$308kTypical home
$1,202/moRent
100° / 56°Summer / winter
112"Snow
317Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,615
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 548 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Fresno, CA
- 81 mi to Visalia, CA
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,940/mo)
- Median rent $1,202/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 32°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 112" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BIH airport
- 83 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,029 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Inyo County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk