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Carnelian Bay is a tiny town of 391 people in Placer County, California. It's about 19 miles from Carson City, NV and 88 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 187 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $910k and rent runs about $2k a month.
391people
$910kTypical home
$2,069/moRent
79° / 40°Summer / winter
187"Snow
283Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 391
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 301 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 19 mi to Carson City, NV
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $910k (≈$5,738/mo)
- Median rent $2,069/mo
- Median household income $248k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 187" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TKF airport
- 25 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,395 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 367 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- 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.