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Nevada City is a small town of 3,172 people in Nevada County, California. It's about 34 miles from Yuba City, CA and 53 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $677k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,172people
$677kTypical home
$1,544/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
13"Snow
289Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,172
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,412 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 34 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $677k (≈$4,272/mo)
- Median rent $1,544/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1112 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,255 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 26% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TKF airport
- 49 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,438 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nevada County: D+12 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- 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.