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Twain Harte is a small town of 2,372 people in Tuolumne County, California. It's about 50 miles from Modesto, CA and 76 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $463k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,372people
$463kTypical home
$1,893/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
288Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,372
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 641 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 50 mi to Modesto, CA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $463k (≈$2,918/mo)
- Median rent $1,893/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 36°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (179 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 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 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MCE airport
- 86 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,655 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 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
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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