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Niland is a small town of 1,116 people in Imperial County, California. It's about 31 miles from El Centro, CA and 98 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 107°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,116people
$268kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
107° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
339Sunny days
12Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,116
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,776 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to San Diego, CA
- 31 mi to El Centro, CA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,689/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 107°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 339 sunny days a year (240 totally clear)
- 26 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 12 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 119 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (637 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to IPL airport
- 70 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -131 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Imperial County: Purple — split almost evenly
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.