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Washington is a tiny town of 129 people in Nevada County, California. It's about 48 miles from Yuba City, CA and 66 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $324k and rent runs about $1k a month.
129people
$324kTypical home
$1,328/moRent
88° / 53°Summer / winter
18"Snow
283Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 129
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 68 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 48 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $324k (≈$2,043/mo)
- Median rent $1,328/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (667 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TKF airport
- 55 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,061 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of California districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nevada County: D+12 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.