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East Shore is a tiny town of 142 people in Plumas County, California. It's about 52 miles from Chico, CA and 118 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $1k a month.
142people
$453kTypical home
$1,194/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
106"Snow
279Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 120 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 52 mi to Chico, CA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,857/mo)
- Median rent $1,194/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (169 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (819 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 77
- 16% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to RDD airport
- 86 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,587 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plumas County: R+17 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.