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Lake Don Pedro is a small town of 1,308 people in Mariposa County, California. It's about 24 miles from Merced, CA and 67 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,308people
$405kTypical home
$1,750/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
304Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,308
- Part of a metro area
- About 71 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Fresno, CA
- 24 mi to Merced, CA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,551/mo)
- Median rent $1,750/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (392 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,077 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 20% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 55 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MCE airport
- 70 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mariposa County: R+21 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
- Moderate 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.