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Country around Boonville is a rural area of about 956 people in Mendocino County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 91 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $760k and rent runs about $1k a month.
956people
$760kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
94° / 59°Summer / winter
2"Snow
283Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 956 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 53 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $760k (≈$4,794/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 21% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to STS airport
- 98 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 397 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.