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Cold Springs is a tiny town of 449 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 34 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $2k a month.
449people
$360kTypical home
$1,715/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 449
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 461 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 34 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,715/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 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 58
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SMF airport
- 39 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 652 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 272 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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.