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Sutter is a small town of 2,532 people in Sutter County, California. It's about 6 miles from Yuba City, CA and 43 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,532people
$409kTypical home
$1,764/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,532
- Part of a metro area
- About 837 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 6 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,576/mo)
- Median rent $1,764/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (393 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SMF airport
- 33 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sutter County: R+31 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk