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Georgetown is a small town of 2,403 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 42 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $926 a month.
2,403people
$375kTypical home
$926/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
8"Snow
288Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,403
- Part of a metro area
- About 159 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 42 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,362/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 14% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SMF airport
- 43 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,700 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Dorado County: R+12 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
- Very low volcano risk