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Lone Pine is a small town of 1,439 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 71 miles from Visalia, CA and 96 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 91 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $797 a month.
1,439people
$283kTypical home
$797/moRent
97° / 54°Summer / winter
91"Snow
316Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,439
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 76 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Fresno, CA
- 71 mi to Visalia, CA
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,784/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 32°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (176 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- 91" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 40 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BIH airport
- 92 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,344 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- 42 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Inyo County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- 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.