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West Bishop is a small town of 2,551 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 83 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $616k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,551people
$616kTypical home
$1,310/moRent
98° / 55°Summer / winter
60"Snow
317Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,551
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 291 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Fresno, CA
- 83 mi to Fresno, CA
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $616k (≈$3,882/mo)
- Median rent $1,310/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BIH airport
- 80 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,488 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Inyo County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.