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Country around Philo is a rural area of about 722 people in Mendocino County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 95 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $672k and rent runs about $2k a month.
722people
$672kTypical home
$2,114/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
283Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 722 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 60 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $672k (≈$4,240/mo)
- Median rent $2,114/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to STS airport
- 106 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 168 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.