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Ione is a big small town of 9,156 people in Amador County, California. It's about 32 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $475k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,156people
$475kTypical home
$1,421/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
288Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,156
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,999 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 32 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $475k (≈$2,995/mo)
- Median rent $1,421/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (387 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SCK airport
- 42 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Amador County: R+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High 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.