Living in Camino, CA
Camino is a small town of 2,079 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 44 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $499k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,079people
$499kTypical home
$1,934/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
36"Snow
288Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,079
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 809 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 44 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $499k (≈$3,146/mo)
- Median rent $1,934/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36" of snow a year
- 8 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 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SMF airport
- 49 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,097 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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.