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Wilkerson is a tiny town of 518 people in Inyo County, California. It's about 84 miles from Visalia, CA and 85 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 95 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
518people
$460kTypical home
$1,189/moRent
98° / 54°Summer / winter
95"Snow
317Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 518
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 90 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Fresno, CA
- 84 mi to Visalia, CA
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,901/mo)
- Median rent $1,189/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 95" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BIH airport
- 81 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,574 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.