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Mesa Vista is a tiny town of 445 people in Alpine County, California. It's about 24 miles from Carson City, NV and 91 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $781k.
445people
$781kTypical home
83° / 43°Summer / winter
50"Snow
302Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 445
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 91 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Carson City, NV
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $781k (≈$4,927/mo)
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (160 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (433 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (619 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TKF airport
- 48 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,834 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alpine County: D+32 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk