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Drytown is a tiny town of 147 people in Amador County, California. It's about 34 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $856k and rent runs about $1k a month.
147people
$856kTypical home
$1,421/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 147
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 45 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 34 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $856k (≈$5,398/mo)
- Median rent $1,421/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (734 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 70
- 22% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SCK airport
- 43 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 323 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Amador 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
- 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.