Living in Mi-Wuk Village, CA
Mi-Wuk Village is a tiny town of 886 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 54 miles from Modesto, CA and 78 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $504k and rent runs about $1k a month.
886people
$504kTypical home
$1,444/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
33"Snow
288Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 886
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 313 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 54 mi to Modesto, CA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $504k (≈$3,178/mo)
- Median rent $1,444/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (745 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MCE airport
- 88 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,475 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuolumne County: R+22 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