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Herald is a small town of 1,521 people in Sacramento County, California. It's about 22 miles from Stockton, CA and 23 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $652k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,521people
$652kTypical home
$1,790/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,521
- Part of a metro area
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 22 mi to Stockton, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $652k (≈$4,110/mo)
- Median rent $1,790/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (503 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SCK airport
- 34 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 979 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 425 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sacramento County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low 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.