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Manchester is a tiny town of 184 people in Mendocino County, California. It's about 64 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 93 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $512k and rent runs about $1k a month.
184people
$512kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
252Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 184
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 70 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 64 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $512k (≈$3,230/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to STS airport
- 115 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 59 ft
- Right on the coast
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 in 2024
- 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.