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Rancho Murieta is a big small town of 5,875 people in Sacramento County, California. It's about 22 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $716k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,875people
$716kTypical home
$1,790/moRent
97° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,875
- Part of a metro area
- About 494 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 22 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $716k (≈$4,513/mo)
- Median rent $1,790/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (503 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 23% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SMF airport
- 31 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,391 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 129 bars within 25 mi
- 608 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sacramento County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low 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.