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Groveland is a tiny town of 490 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 39 miles from Merced, CA and 77 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $1k a month.
490people
$308kTypical home
$1,302/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
304Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 490
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 51 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Fresno, CA
- 39 mi to Merced, CA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,944/mo)
- Median rent $1,302/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (745 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 19% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MCE airport
- 78 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,068 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuolumne County: R+22 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.