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Homewood Canyon is a tiny town of 103 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 100 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 121 miles from Las Vegas, NV, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 102°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
103people
$349kTypical home
$1,189/moRent
102° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
336Sunny days
16Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 103
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Las Vegas, NV
- 100 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,199/mo)
- Median rent $1,189/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 102°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 33°F)
- 336 sunny days a year (234 totally clear)
- 29 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 16 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 78 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 99 mi to BFL airport
- 124 mi to SBD (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,025 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 89 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Inyo County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.