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Mesa is a tiny town of 343 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 82 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $621k and rent runs about $1k a month.
343people
$621kTypical home
$1,189/moRent
97° / 54°Summer / winter
61"Snow
317Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 343
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 98 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Fresno, CA
- 82 mi to Fresno, CA
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $621k (≈$3,915/mo)
- Median rent $1,189/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BIH airport
- 79 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,620 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.