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Colfax is a small town of 2,407 people in Placer County, California. It's about 37 miles from Yuba City, CA and 46 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $434k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,407people
$434kTypical home
$1,553/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
7"Snow
283Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,407
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,712 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 37 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,739/mo)
- Median rent $1,553/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to SMF airport
- 44 mi to SMF (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,359 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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