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Pine Grove is a small town of 3,040 people in Amador County, California. It's about 45 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,040people
$413kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
288Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,040
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 406 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 45 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,604/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (734 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SCK airport
- 54 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,759 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Amador County: R+28 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk