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Round Valley is a tiny town of 548 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 80 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $695k and rent runs about $1k a month.
548people
$695kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
97° / 54°Summer / winter
65"Snow
317Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 548
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 39 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Fresno, CA
- 80 mi to Fresno, CA
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $695k (≈$4,383/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BIH airport
- 77 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,561 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Inyo County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk