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Portola is a small town of 2,441 people in Plumas County, California. It's about 38 miles from Reno, NV and 102 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $819 a month.
2,441people
$231kTypical home
$819/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
38"Snow
283Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,441
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 451 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 38 mi to Reno, NV
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,459/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (819 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to TKF airport
- 44 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,967 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plumas County: R+17 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
- Low volcano risk