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Walnut Grove is a tiny town of 926 people in Sacramento County, California. It's about 22 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $562k and rent runs about $1k a month.
926people
$562kTypical home
$1,471/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 926
- Part of a metro area
- About 91 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 22 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $562k (≈$3,541/mo)
- Median rent $1,471/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (503 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SCK airport
- 31 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -13 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 462 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sacramento County: D+20 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