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Kings Beach is a small town of 2,736 people in Placer County, California. It's about 16 miles from Carson City, NV and 91 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 165 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $772k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,736people
$772kTypical home
$1,271/moRent
77° / 40°Summer / winter
165"Snow
283Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,736
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 957 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 16 mi to Carson City, NV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $772k (≈$4,869/mo)
- Median rent $1,271/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 165" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TKF airport
- 22 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,595 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 481 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk