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Mono Vista is a small town of 3,675 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 48 miles from Modesto, CA and 75 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,675people
$428kTypical home
$2,104/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,675
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,300 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 48 mi to Modesto, CA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,698/mo)
- Median rent $2,104/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 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 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to MCE airport
- 86 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,792 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 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
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.