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Living in El Verano, CA

El Verano is a small town of 3,443 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 10 miles from Napa, CA and 49 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $909k and rent runs about $2k a month.

3,443people
$909kTypical home
$2,372/moRent
86° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
68Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,443
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 3,007 people per sq mi
  • 49 mi to San Francisco, CA
  • 10 mi to Napa, CA
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $909k (≈$5,734/mo)
  • Median rent $2,372/mo
  • Median household income $124k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 57°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
  • 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
  • 66 cloudy days a year
  • 33 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 68 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 7 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,013 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 42
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 33% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 23 mi to STS airport
  • 43 mi to OAK (major hub)
  • 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 91% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1976
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 102 ft
  • 11 mi to the ocean
  • 102 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 125 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 38 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 952 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 90 bars within 25 mi
  • 317 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 49 museums within 25 mi
  • 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 9 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 10 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Sonoma County: D+46 in 2024
  • California: D+20 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • Moderate wildfire risk
  • High earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Moderate drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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