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Country around Groveland is a rural area of about 3,464 people in Tuolumne County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Merced, CA and 79 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,464people
$393kTypical home
$1,394/moRent
82° / 44°Summer / winter
67"Snow
311Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,464 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Fresno, CA
- 56 mi to Merced, CA
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,479/mo)
- Median rent $1,394/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (190 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 58
- 13% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to MCE airport
- 80 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,423 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of California districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
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