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Columbia is a small town of 2,235 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 42 miles from Modesto, CA and 68 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,235people
$376kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
288Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,235
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 375 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 42 mi to Modesto, CA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,372/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 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 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SCK airport
- 79 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,103 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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