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Diamond Springs is a big small town of 10,927 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 35 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,927people
$423kTypical home
$1,682/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
15"Snow
288Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,927
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 657 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 35 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,670/mo)
- Median rent $1,682/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 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 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SMF airport
- 41 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,703 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 632 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 257 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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