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Ceres is a small city of 49,342 people in Stanislaus County, California. It's about 3 miles from Modesto, CA and 51 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $425k and rent runs about $2k a month.
49,342people
$425kTypical home
$1,639/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,342
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,194 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to San Jose, CA
- 3 mi to Modesto, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $425k (≈$2,679/mo)
- Median rent $1,639/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (374 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,490 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SCK airport
- 55 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 424 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanislaus County: R+11 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk