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Meyers is a small town of 1,995 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 26 miles from Carson City, NV and 80 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $647k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,995people
$647kTypical home
$2,856/moRent
81° / 42°Summer / winter
72"Snow
288Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,995
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 798 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 26 mi to Carson City, NV
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $647k (≈$4,078/mo)
- Median rent $2,856/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TKF airport
- 48 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,401 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Dorado County: R+12 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk