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Country around Markleeville is a rural area of about 1,349 people in El Dorado County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Carson City, NV and 87 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $603k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,349people
$603kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
70° / 30°Summer / winter
66"Snow
302Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,349 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 29 mi to Carson City, NV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $603k (≈$3,803/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TKF airport
- 53 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,581 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Dorado County: R+12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.