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Sierra Brooks is a tiny town of 397 people in Sierra County, California. It's about 21 miles from Reno, NV and 100 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k.
397people
$333kTypical home
85° / 43°Summer / winter
33"Snow
283Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 397
- Part of a metro area
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 21 mi to Reno, NV
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,101/mo)
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 31.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (510 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (546 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 5% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TKF airport
- 26 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,181 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sierra County: R+24 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.