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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.

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