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Bishop is a small town of 3,778 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 87 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,778people
$386kTypical home
$1,580/moRent
100° / 56°Summer / winter
74"Snow
317Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,778
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,027 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Fresno, CA
- 87 mi to Fresno, CA
- 79 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,580/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (724 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,638 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 11% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to BIH airport
- 84 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,157 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 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
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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