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Dos Palos is a big small town of 5,765 people in Merced County, California. It's about 24 miles from Merced, CA and 49 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,765people
$300kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,765
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,274 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Fresno, CA
- 24 mi to Merced, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,889/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (475 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,469 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MCE airport
- 53 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merced County: R+4 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk