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Country around Arnold is a rural area of about 3,056 people in Alpine County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Carson City, NV and 90 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,056people
$476kTypical home
$1,542/moRent
73° / 33°Summer / winter
68"Snow
302Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,056 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 49 mi to Carson City, NV
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,002/mo)
- Median rent $1,542/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (433 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (619 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 10% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to TKF airport
- 73 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 8,767 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alpine County: D+32 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk