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Lower Lake is a tiny town of 635 people in Lake County, California. It's about 33 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 66 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
635people
$328kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 635
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 238 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 33 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,066/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 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 (588 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (929 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to STS airport
- 57 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,378 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- 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.