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Meadow Vista is a small town of 3,162 people in Placer County, California. It's about 34 miles from Yuba City, CA and 38 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $640k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,162people
$640kTypical home
$1,808/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
6"Snow
289Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,162
- Part of a metro area
- About 599 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 34 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $640k (≈$4,038/mo)
- Median rent $1,808/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 23% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SMF airport
- 37 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,742 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 595 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 262 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk