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Plumas Lake is a big small town of 9,418 people in Yuba County, California. It's about 11 miles from Yuba City, CA and 29 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $555k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,418people
$555kTypical home
$2,302/moRent
97° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,418
- Part of a metro area
- About 796 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 11 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $555k (≈$3,502/mo)
- Median rent $2,302/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (489 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 48% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SMF airport
- 20 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 562 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 249 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuba County: R+26 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk