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Rancho Calaveras is a big small town of 7,131 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 27 miles from Stockton, CA and 45 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $444k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,131people
$444kTypical home
$1,826/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
288Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,131
- Part of a metro area
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 27 mi to Stockton, CA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,799/mo)
- Median rent $1,826/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 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 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 52 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SCK airport
- 55 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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