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Santa Nella is a small town of 2,107 people in Merced County, California. It's about 33 miles from Merced, CA and 46 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,107people
$435kTypical home
$1,343/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,107
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 450 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to San Jose, CA
- 33 mi to Merced, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,743/mo)
- Median rent $1,343/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (490 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,846 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 55 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MCE airport
- 53 mi to SJC (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 151 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Merced County: R+4 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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.