CA area data
Benton, CA
Benton, CA.
Population: 206 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- avalanche, drought, wildfire, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 7.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 19
- Days with Good air quality
- 341
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Devils Postpile National Monument (27 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) (15 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (BIH) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.1 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,002
- Median annual property tax
- $2,361
- Households with broadband internet
- 82.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,590
- Average weekly wage
- $867
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Real Estate
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 49
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