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Newcastle is a small town of 1,585 people in Placer County, California. It's about 27 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $598k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,585people
$598kTypical home
$1,798/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
2"Snow
299Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 663 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 27 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $598k (≈$3,771/mo)
- Median rent $1,798/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SMF airport
- 27 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 909 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 405 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% 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
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 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