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Phoenix Lake is a small town of 4,794 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 46 miles from Modesto, CA and 74 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $489k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,794people
$489kTypical home
$1,308/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,794
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 46 mi to Modesto, CA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $489k (≈$3,080/mo)
- Median rent $1,308/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (745 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SCK airport
- 84 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,500 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuolumne County: R+22 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very 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.