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Cedar Ridge is a small town of 1,671 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 50 miles from Modesto, CA and 73 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,671people
$407kTypical home
$1,615/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
21"Snow
288Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,671
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 214 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 50 mi to Modesto, CA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,567/mo)
- Median rent $1,615/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (745 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to SCK airport
- 84 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,773 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuolumne County: R+22 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