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Forest Meadows is a small town of 1,623 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 50 miles from Modesto, CA and 64 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $540k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,623people
$540kTypical home
$1,625/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
57"Snow
288Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,623
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 411 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 50 mi to Modesto, CA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $540k (≈$3,403/mo)
- Median rent $1,625/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SCK airport
- 74 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,360 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calaveras 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
- Very 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.