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South Dos Palos is a small town of 1,102 people in Merced County, California. It's about 25 miles from Merced, CA and 49 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,102people
$325kTypical home
$1,585/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
319Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,102
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 717 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Fresno, CA
- 25 mi to Merced, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,046/mo)
- Median rent $1,585/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 319 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 46 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 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
- 46% of households have kids
- 6% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MCE airport
- 53 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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.