Living in Sunny Slopes, CA
Sunny Slopes is a tiny town of 323 people in Mono County, California. It's about 82 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $680k and rent runs about $2k a month.
323people
$680kTypical home
$1,629/moRent
83° / 44°Summer / winter
52"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 323
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 171 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Fresno, CA
- 82 mi to Fresno, CA
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $680k (≈$4,286/mo)
- Median rent $1,629/mo
- Median household income $204k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (837 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 44% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MMH airport
- 79 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,166 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of California districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mono County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.