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Grizzly Flats is a small town of 1,410 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 51 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,410people
$384kTypical home
$1,715/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
34"Snow
288Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,410
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 213 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 51 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,424/mo)
- Median rent $1,715/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 7 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 44
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 57 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to TKF airport
- 57 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,862 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.