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Hughson is a big small town of 7,648 people in Stanislaus County, California. It's about 8 miles from Modesto, CA and 56 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $511k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,648people
$511kTypical home
$1,748/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,648
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,013 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to San Jose, CA
- 8 mi to Modesto, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $511k (≈$3,224/mo)
- Median rent $1,748/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SCK airport
- 61 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 426 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stanislaus County: R+11 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk