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Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek is a small town of 3,071 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 87 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,071people
$273kTypical home
$2,622/moRent
99° / 56°Summer / winter
49"Snow
317Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,071
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Fresno, CA
- 87 mi to Fresno, CA
- 79 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,719/mo)
- Median rent $2,622/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BIH airport
- 83 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,180 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Inyo County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very 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.