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Shingle Springs is a small town of 3,801 people in El Dorado County, California. It's about 30 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $745k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,801people
$745kTypical home
$1,411/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
8"Snow
288Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,801
- Part of a metro area
- About 464 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 30 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $745k (≈$4,697/mo)
- Median rent $1,411/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SMF airport
- 35 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,539 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 804 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 351 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Dorado County: R+12 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk