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Dutch Flat is a tiny town of 200 people in Placer County, California. It's about 44 miles from Yuba City, CA and 56 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $440k and rent runs about $2k a month.
200people
$440kTypical home
$2,069/moRent
86° / 52°Summer / winter
11"Snow
283Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 200
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 337 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 44 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $440k (≈$2,777/mo)
- Median rent $2,069/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TKF airport
- 54 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,245 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 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
- Low 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.