Living in Monument Hills, CA
Monument Hills is a small town of 1,551 people in Yolo County, California. It's about 23 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $845k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,551people
$845kTypical home
$1,857/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,551
- Part of a metro area
- About 389 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 23 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $845k (≈$5,326/mo)
- Median rent $1,857/mo
- Median household income $218k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,451 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SMF airport
- 15 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 667 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 261 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yolo County: D+36 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low 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.