Living in Country around North San Juan, CA
Country around North San Juan is a rural area of about 540 people in Yuba County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Yuba City, CA and 65 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
540people
$460kTypical home
$1,163/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
44"Snow
289Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 540 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 40 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,903/mo)
- Median rent $1,163/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (489 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TKF airport
- 60 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,366 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of California districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuba County: R+26 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.