State directory

California

69 verified towns

California currently has 69 verified Townsteading towns. Populations range from 1,002 to 4,792 residents, with a median of 2,164. Across the 69 towns with reported values, median home values center near $434,300. The typical town is about 43 minutes from its nearest regional center by car; the longest modeled drive is 59 minutes. 14 of 69 towns score 60 or higher on the nationally normalized walkability scale (state median 44). The most common regional centers are El Dorado Hills, CA (4 towns); Madera, CA (4 towns); Redding, CA (4 towns).

Median population: 2,164
Typical median home value: $434,300
Typical regional drive: 43 minutes
Median walkability: 44.1

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Angwin, California

56.8

Population: 2,931
Median home value: $708,100
Nearest regional city: Santa Rosa
Drive time: 48 minutes
Walkability: 64.9

Auberry, California

59.4

Population: 3,240
Median home value: $375,300
Nearest regional city: Clovis
Drive time: 50 minutes
Walkability: 41.2

Biggs, California

63.3

Population: 1,927
Median home value: $328,400
Nearest regional city: Yuba City
Drive time: 34 minutes
Walkability: 60.7

Biola, California

59.4

Population: 1,070
Median home value: $246,100
Nearest regional city: Madera
Drive time: 28 minutes
Walkability: 40.9

Bodega Bay, California

60.0

Population: 1,139
Median home value: $1,294,900
Nearest regional city: Santa Rosa
Drive time: 43 minutes
Walkability: 61.1

Callender, California

47.4

Population: 2,230
Median home value: $945,400
Nearest regional city: Santa Maria
Drive time: 22 minutes
Walkability: 23.6

Camino, California

55.4

Population: 2,079
Median home value: $498,900
Nearest regional city: El Dorado Hills
Drive time: 37 minutes
Walkability: 32.6

Campo, California

57.5

Population: 2,729
Median home value: $347,400
Nearest regional city: El Cajon
Drive time: 55 minutes
Walkability: 24.4

Carmel Valley Village, California

48.2

Population: 4,785
Median home value: $1,275,500
Nearest regional city: Salinas
Drive time: 37 minutes
Walkability: 61.4

Caruthers, California

67.2

Population: 1,683
Median home value: $334,300
Nearest regional city: Hanford
Drive time: 44 minutes
Walkability: 67.4

Cayucos, California

59.2

Population: 2,427
Median home value: $1,011,900
Nearest regional city: San Luis Obispo
Drive time: 29 minutes
Walkability: 52.3

Clay, California

51.8

Population: 1,302
Median home value: $796,100
Nearest regional city: Elk Grove
Drive time: 37 minutes
Walkability: 7.7

Coarsegold, California

62.3

Population: 3,967
Median home value: $350,000
Nearest regional city: Madera
Drive time: 53 minutes
Walkability: 18.3

Colfax, California

56.3

Population: 2,043
Median home value: $434,300
Nearest regional city: Lincoln
Drive time: 41 minutes
Walkability: 56.9

Cutler, California

64.4

Population: 4,361
Median home value: $210,700
Nearest regional city: Visalia
Drive time: 25 minutes
Walkability: 45.1

Descanso, California

55.0

Population: 1,590
Median home value: $662,600
Nearest regional city: El Cajon
Drive time: 35 minutes
Walkability: 41.0

Diablo Grande, California

56.8

Population: 1,948
Median home value: $559,800
Nearest regional city: Turlock
Drive time: 53 minutes
Walkability: 17.8

Douglas City, California

64.2

Population: 1,060
Median home value: $334,200
Nearest regional city: Redding
Drive time: 59 minutes
Walkability: 16.2

East Oakdale, California

54.0

Population: 2,269
Median home value: $856,600
Nearest regional city: Turlock
Drive time: 39 minutes
Walkability: 45.8

Eldridge, California

48.8

Population: 1,379
Median home value: $766,800
Nearest regional city: Petaluma
Drive time: 30 minutes
Walkability: 53.2

Esparto, California

55.6

Population: 3,713
Median home value: $435,900
Nearest regional city: Woodland
Drive time: 28 minutes
Walkability: 45.3

Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, California

48.9

Population: 3,347
Median home value: $823,800
Nearest regional city: Petaluma
Drive time: 31 minutes
Walkability: 59.3

Georgetown, California

65.0

Population: 2,403
Median home value: $374,600
Nearest regional city: El Dorado Hills
Drive time: 53 minutes
Walkability: 40.1

Grayson, California

59.4

Population: 1,182
Median home value: $449,000
Nearest regional city: Manteca
Drive time: 37 minutes
Walkability: 30.4

Hasley Canyon, California

54.3

Population: 1,216
Median home value: $1,158,200
Nearest regional city: Simi Valley
Drive time: 57 minutes
Walkability: 29.3

Inverness, California

59.1

Population: 1,346
Median home value: $1,872,700
Nearest regional city: Petaluma
Drive time: 49 minutes
Walkability: 42.2

Kelly Ridge, California

58.5

Population: 2,825
Median home value: $277,600
Nearest regional city: Chico
Drive time: 45 minutes
Walkability: 33.0

Kettleman City, California

83.9

Population: 1,002
Median home value: $141,300
Nearest regional city: Hanford
Drive time: 43 minutes
Walkability: 63.6

Kings Beach, California

60.5

Population: 2,736
Median home value: $772,100
Nearest regional city: Carson
Drive time: 55 minutes
Walkability: 65.8

Lake Riverside, California

64.0

Population: 1,262
Median home value: $430,800
Nearest regional city: Hemet
Drive time: 57 minutes
Walkability: 9.1

Lake Wildwood, California

53.5

Population: 4,792
Median home value: $551,800
Nearest regional city: Yuba City
Drive time: 53 minutes
Walkability: 30.3

Le Grand, California

55.9

Population: 1,636
Median home value: $286,000
Nearest regional city: Merced
Drive time: 24 minutes
Walkability: 43.2

Lenwood, California

81.2

Population: 3,383
Median home value: $194,300
Nearest regional city: Apple Valley
Drive time: 39 minutes
Walkability: 41.0

Lewiston, California

62.2

Population: 2,020
Median home value: $310,300
Nearest regional city: Redding
Drive time: 49 minutes
Walkability: 25.2

Linden, California

47.7

Population: 2,389
Median home value: $600,100
Nearest regional city: Lodi
Drive time: 36 minutes
Walkability: 30.2

Loma Rica, California

57.9

Population: 2,343
Median home value: $495,100
Nearest regional city: Yuba City
Drive time: 34 minutes
Walkability: 14.4

London, California

62.9

Population: 1,800
Median home value: $215,300
Nearest regional city: Visalia
Drive time: 28 minutes
Walkability: 53.6

Los Alamos, California

59.3

Population: 1,163
Median home value: $831,300
Nearest regional city: Santa Maria
Drive time: 25 minutes
Walkability: 45.0

Los Molinos, California

69.3

Population: 1,604
Median home value: $226,300
Nearest regional city: Chico
Drive time: 36 minutes
Walkability: 28.6

Los Olivos, California

56.3

Population: 1,038
Median home value: $1,522,700
Nearest regional city: Santa Maria
Drive time: 40 minutes
Walkability: 36.6

Lost Hills, California

76.1

Population: 1,926
Median home value: $187,500
Nearest regional city: Delano
Drive time: 52 minutes
Walkability: 44.1

Madera Ranchos, California

54.2

Population: 3,037
Median home value: $492,600
Nearest regional city: Madera
Drive time: 24 minutes
Walkability: 24.0

Mariposa, California

68.7

Population: 1,137
Median home value: $270,900
Nearest regional city: Merced
Drive time: 57 minutes
Walkability: 68.1

Maxwell, California

64.3

Population: 1,245
Median home value: $281,900
Nearest regional city: Yuba City
Drive time: 57 minutes
Walkability: 50.6

Meadow Vista, California

55.2

Population: 3,162
Median home value: $640,300
Nearest regional city: Lincoln
Drive time: 39 minutes
Walkability: 41.8

Middletown, California

57.3

Population: 1,572
Median home value: $403,900
Nearest regional city: Santa Rosa
Drive time: 53 minutes
Walkability: 71.3

Morongo Valley, California

56.8

Population: 4,209
Median home value: $285,400
Nearest regional city: Cathedral City
Drive time: 33 minutes
Walkability: 34.9

North Shore, California

69.9

Population: 3,515
Median home value: $203,900
Nearest regional city: Indio
Drive time: 45 minutes
Walkability: 24.8

Orange Blossom, California

59.4

Population: 1,062
Median home value: $686,200
Nearest regional city: Turlock
Drive time: 52 minutes
Walkability: 22.0

Pine Valley, California

56.5

Population: 1,786
Median home value: $627,800
Nearest regional city: El Cajon
Drive time: 38 minutes
Walkability: 44.7

Piru, California

50.4

Population: 2,185
Median home value: $624,300
Nearest regional city: Simi Valley
Drive time: 44 minutes
Walkability: 48.6

Pixley, California

58.9

Population: 3,742
Median home value: $242,200
Nearest regional city: Delano
Drive time: 23 minutes
Walkability: 52.3

Plymouth, California

63.9

Population: 1,174
Median home value: $376,900
Nearest regional city: El Dorado Hills
Drive time: 44 minutes
Walkability: 52.9

Ridgemark, California

52.5

Population: 3,403
Median home value: $850,300
Nearest regional city: Salinas
Drive time: 47 minutes
Walkability: 18.8

Riverdale, California

53.2

Population: 3,653
Median home value: $283,600
Nearest regional city: Hanford
Drive time: 32 minutes
Walkability: 55.2

San Joaquin, California

60.2

Population: 3,688
Median home value: $266,300
Nearest regional city: Madera
Drive time: 55 minutes
Walkability: 71.5

San Juan Bautista, California

48.7

Population: 2,122
Median home value: $785,800
Nearest regional city: Gilroy
Drive time: 22 minutes
Walkability: 71.2

San Miguel, California

53.5

Population: 3,227
Median home value: $539,700
Nearest regional city: San Luis Obispo
Drive time: 48 minutes
Walkability: 61.1

Santa Nella, California

61.4

Population: 2,107
Median home value: $435,000
Nearest regional city: Turlock
Drive time: 54 minutes
Walkability: 30.5

Santa Ynez, California

54.2

Population: 4,467
Median home value: $1,163,000
Nearest regional city: Santa Barbara
Drive time: 49 minutes
Walkability: 52.8

Shandon, California

60.2

Population: 1,169
Median home value: $448,500
Nearest regional city: San Luis Obispo
Drive time: 59 minutes
Walkability: 44.1

Shingletown, California

73.1

Population: 2,164
Median home value: $235,900
Nearest regional city: Redding
Drive time: 48 minutes
Walkability: 30.2

South Dos Palos, California

53.7

Population: 1,102
Median home value: $324,500
Nearest regional city: Merced
Drive time: 42 minutes
Walkability: 73.1

South Oroville, California

67.7

Population: 2,846
Median home value: $261,500
Nearest regional city: Chico
Drive time: 37 minutes
Walkability: 60.7

Squaw Valley, California

63.0

Population: 3,361
Median home value: $271,700
Nearest regional city: Clovis
Drive time: 57 minutes
Walkability: 28.9

Sutter Creek, California

57.5

Population: 2,701
Median home value: $543,800
Nearest regional city: El Dorado Hills
Drive time: 51 minutes
Walkability: 53.3

Teviston, California

62.9

Population: 1,182
Median home value: $187,500
Nearest regional city: Delano
Drive time: 18 minutes
Walkability: 8.2

Weaverville, California

57.2

Population: 4,018
Median home value: $339,300
Nearest regional city: Redding
Drive time: 58 minutes
Walkability: 48.5

Wheatland, California

48.0

Population: 4,267
Median home value: $429,200
Nearest regional city: Lincoln
Drive time: 27 minutes
Walkability: 51.7