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Winterhaven is a tiny town of 234 people in Imperial County, California. It's about 17 miles from Yuma, AZ and 145 miles from San Diego, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 109°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
234people
$310kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
109° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
334Sunny days
12Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 234
- Part of a metro area
- About 959 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to San Diego, CA
- 17 mi to Yuma, AZ
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,952/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 25.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 109°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 334 sunny days a year (217 totally clear)
- 31 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 12 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 132 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (637 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to YUM airport
- 132 mi to PSP (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 118 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 126 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Imperial County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.