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Country around Lee Vining is a rural area of about 970 people in Mono County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from Carson City, NV and 94 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $2k a month.
970people
$370kTypical home
$1,629/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
70"Snow
302Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 970 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Fresno, CA
- 87 mi to Carson City, NV
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,332/mo)
- Median rent $1,629/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 32°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (837 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MMH airport
- 93 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,388 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of California districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mono County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.