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Pine Flat is a tiny town of 228 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 42 miles from Bakersfield, CA and 90 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
228people
$234kTypical home
$1,280/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
5"Snow
320Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 228
- Part of a metro area
- About 228 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Fresno, CA
- 42 mi to Bakersfield, CA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $1,280/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 320 sunny days a year (207 totally clear)
- 45 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BFL airport
- 86 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,937 ft
- 113 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tulare County: R+21 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.