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North Auburn is a big small town of 13,480 people in Placer County, California. It's about 33 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $530k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,480people
$530kTypical home
$1,742/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
4"Snow
299Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,480
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,731 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 33 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $530k (≈$3,345/mo)
- Median rent $1,742/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 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 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SMF airport
- 32 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,463 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 776 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 342 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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