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Pioneer is a small town of 1,155 people in Amador County, California. It's about 49 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,155people
$462kTypical home
$1,205/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
8"Snow
288Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,155
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 293 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 49 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,915/mo)
- Median rent $1,205/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 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 62
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SCK airport
- 57 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,140 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.