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Rail Road Flat is a tiny town of 498 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 48 miles from Stockton, CA and 52 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $914 a month.
498people
$426kTypical home
$914/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
8"Snow
288Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 498
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 29 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 48 mi to Stockton, CA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,687/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (415 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SCK airport
- 62 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,769 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calaveras County: R+28 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
- 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.