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Country around Hopland is a rural area of about 1,763 people in Mendocino County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 84 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $641k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,763people
$641kTypical home
$1,695/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
252Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,763 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 41 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $641k (≈$4,040/mo)
- Median rent $1,695/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 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 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to STS airport
- 84 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,536 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 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