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Tuolumne City is a small town of 1,148 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 47 miles from Merced, CA and 79 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,148people
$431kTypical home
$1,302/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
304Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,148
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 487 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 47 mi to Merced, CA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,719/mo)
- Median rent $1,302/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (201 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (745 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 15% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MCE airport
- 87 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,582 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuolumne County: R+22 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.