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Sheridan is a small town of 1,183 people in Placer County, California. It's about 19 miles from Yuba City, CA and 29 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,183people
$465kTypical home
$1,952/moRent
97° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,183
- Part of a metro area
- About 46 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 19 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,934/mo)
- Median rent $1,952/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (931 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 44% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SMF airport
- 23 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 720 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 324 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Placer County: R+9 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low 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.