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Sutter Creek is a small town of 2,702 people in Amador County, California. It's about 38 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $544k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,702people
$544kTypical home
$1,572/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,702
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,001 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 38 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $544k (≈$3,429/mo)
- Median rent $1,572/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (819 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SCK airport
- 48 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Amador County: R+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk