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Country around Somerset is a rural area of about 2,708 people in El Dorado County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $622k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,708people
$622kTypical home
$1,550/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
19"Snow
288Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,708 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 52 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $622k (≈$3,920/mo)
- Median rent $1,550/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 56
- 15% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to TKF airport
- 59 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,957 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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