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Country around Big Pine is a rural area of about 1,632 people in Inyo County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Visalia, CA and 82 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 150 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,632people
$330kTypical home
$1,202/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
150"Snow
317Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,632 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Fresno, CA
- 74 mi to Visalia, CA
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,083/mo)
- Median rent $1,202/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 32°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 150" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 37 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BIH airport
- 78 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,784 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Inyo County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk