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Dorrington is a tiny town of 406 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 61 miles from Stockton, CA and 68 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 100 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $479k and rent runs about $2k a month.
406people
$479kTypical home
$1,625/moRent
79° / 43°Summer / winter
100"Snow
288Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 406
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 61 mi to Stockton, CA
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $479k (≈$3,018/mo)
- Median rent $1,625/mo
- Median household income $209k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 100" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 12% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to SCK airport
- 77 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,174 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calaveras County: R+28 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
- 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.