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Pollock Pines is a big small town of 6,212 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 49 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $394k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,212people
$394kTypical home
$1,281/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
52"Snow
288Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,212
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 720 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 49 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $394k (≈$2,485/mo)
- Median rent $1,281/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to TKF airport
- 54 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,763 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Dorado County: R+12 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk