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Mammoth Lakes is a big small town of 7,214 people in Mono County, California. It's about 73 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $867k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,214people
$867kTypical home
$1,645/moRent
76° / 39°Summer / winter
68"Snow
317Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,214
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Fresno, CA
- 73 mi to Fresno, CA
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $867k (≈$5,465/mo)
- Median rent $1,645/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MMH airport
- 71 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,307 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mono County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk