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Planada is a small town of 3,506 people in Merced County, California. It's about 9 miles from Merced, CA and 46 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,506people
$266kTypical home
$1,036/moRent
96° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
304Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,506
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,014 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Fresno, CA
- 9 mi to Merced, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,680/mo)
- Median rent $1,036/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (490 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,846 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MCE airport
- 49 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merced County: R+4 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low 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.