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Wheatland is a small town of 3,876 people in Yuba County, California. It's about 15 miles from Yuba City, CA and 32 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,876people
$429kTypical home
$1,264/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
289Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,876
- Part of a metro area
- About 477 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 15 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,707/mo)
- Median rent $1,264/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SMF airport
- 26 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 522 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 227 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yuba County: R+26 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk