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A city of 4,919 people in California
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Conserved land1.7%34 of 2,015 acres
Trails3.3 mi1.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves27 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Sonora

City in California, United States
1850Established
5,003Population
3.2 sq miArea
1,785 ftElevation

Sonora is the only incorporated city in Tuolumne County, California, United States, of which it is also the county seat. Founded during the California Gold Rush by Mexican miners from Sonora (after which the city is named), the city population was 5,003 during the 2020 census, an increase from the 4,610 counted during the 2010 census.

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ZIP code95370–95373, 95370
Area code209
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Housing in Sonora

$403K▼ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sonora home is worth about $403,000, down 1.8% in a year, 47% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market15
Sale-to-list99.1%
Sold in April5
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Safety in Sonora

D

Safety Grade D

Sonora reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Sonora 7.3
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Sonora 20.7
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Sonora’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#207Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictSonora Union HighSchools7

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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