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Calipatria is a big small town of 6,548 people in Imperial County, California. It's about 27 miles from El Centro, CA and 99 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $919 a month.
6,548people
$197kTypical home
$919/moRent
107° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
339Sunny days
13Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,548
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,757 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to San Diego, CA
- 27 mi to El Centro, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 339 sunny days a year (240 totally clear)
- 26 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 13 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 119 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (258 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to IPL airport
- 74 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -161 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Imperial County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk