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Granite Bay is a small city of 21,673 people in Placer County, California. It's about 21 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
21,673people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,740/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,673
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,006 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 21 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,163/mo)
- Median rent $2,740/mo
- Median household income $185k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 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 47
- 37% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SMF airport
- 23 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,461 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 139 bars within 25 mi
- 610 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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