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Le Grand is a small town of 1,636 people in Merced County, California. It's about 13 miles from Merced, CA and 40 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $866 a month.
1,636people
$286kTypical home
$866/moRent
96° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,636
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,435 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Fresno, CA
- 13 mi to Merced, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,804/mo)
- Median rent $866/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (490 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,846 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MCE airport
- 43 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 259 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merced County: R+4 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low 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.