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Clay is a small town of 1,302 people in Sacramento County, California. It's about 24 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $796k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,302people
$796kTypical home
$1,469/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,302
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $796k (≈$5,020/mo)
- Median rent $1,469/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (503 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SCK airport
- 35 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,009 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 438 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sacramento County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk