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Ripon is a small city of 16,201 people in San Joaquin County, California. It's about 10 miles from Modesto, CA and 49 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $705k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,201people
$705kTypical home
$1,851/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,201
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,030 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to San Jose, CA
- 10 mi to Modesto, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $705k (≈$4,444/mo)
- Median rent $1,851/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (738 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SCK airport
- 51 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 600 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 252 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Joaquin County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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