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Copperopolis is a small town of 4,285 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 29 miles from Modesto, CA and 63 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $487k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,285people
$487kTypical home
$2,138/moRent
98° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
304Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,285
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 29 mi to Modesto, CA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $487k (≈$3,072/mo)
- Median rent $2,138/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SCK airport
- 74 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calaveras County: R+28 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk