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Jamestown is a small town of 3,265 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 39 miles from Modesto, CA and 71 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $944 a month.
3,265people
$375kTypical home
$944/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,265
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,088 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 39 mi to Modesto, CA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,362/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 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 47
- 12% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SCK airport
- 82 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,785 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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