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San Andreas is a small town of 2,979 people in Calaveras County, California. It's about 38 miles from Stockton, CA and 50 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,979people
$420kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,979
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 298 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 38 mi to Stockton, CA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,647/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- 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 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SCK airport
- 61 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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