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Mokelumne Hill is a tiny town of 968 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 40 miles from Stockton, CA and 45 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $2k a month.
968people
$377kTypical home
$1,625/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 968
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 314 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 40 mi to Stockton, CA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,375/mo)
- Median rent $1,625/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SCK airport
- 55 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calaveras County: R+28 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
- 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.