Rankings · How Blackhawk ranks in CA
Blackhawk is #1 in California for health insurance
Blackhawk is ranked on 29 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 10.
Lists ranked on
29
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #1 fewest uninsured
Top-quarter finishes
10
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Blackhawk marked.
At a glance
Blackhawk lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Blackhawk’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Blackhawk does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Older than 91% of California
Not better or worse, just Blackhawk’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Older than 91% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
50.3 median age
More seniors than 87% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
26% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 76% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.9% of residents are under 18
Wetter than 75% of CA towns
DrierWetter
22 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 64% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.3% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 63% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.9° July high
Shorter growing season than 56% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
282 days between frosts
Milder winters than 55% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
40.9° January low
Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Blackhawk sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Blackhawk out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.