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Point Arena is a tiny town of 789 people in Mendocino County, California. It's about 62 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 89 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $2k a month.
789people
$436kTypical home
$1,917/moRent
87° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
252Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 789
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 62 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,749/mo)
- Median rent $1,917/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to STS airport
- 114 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 102 ft
- Right on the coast
- 127 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk