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Avalon vs Sutter Creek

375 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (90× in Avalon) and street grid (5× in Sutter Creek).

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Avalon, CAOne of the healthiest townsCalifornia · 3,338 people
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Sutter Creek, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 2,702 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AvalonOne of the healthiest towns
Health53% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#330 most trails in CA9.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves SafetySafer than 22%of U.S. towns we grade All about Avalon →
Sutter CreekKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 44%of CA districts HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$464K typical home39% below the CA typical home All about Sutter Creek →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails90×
Avalon has more miles of trail
Avalon 9.0 miSutter Creek 0.1 mi
Street grid5×
Sutter Creek has the more walkable street grid
Sutter Creek 45.7Avalon 9.1
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Avalon
Avalon $7,039Sutter Creek $3,353
Home values+72%
Homes cost more in Avalon
Avalon $936,000Sutter Creek $543,800
Work in town+36.9 pts
More of Avalon’s workers stay in town
Avalon 40.6%Sutter Creek 3.7%
Growth since 2010+13 pts
Sutter Creek has grown faster since 2010
Sutter Creek +5.8%Avalon -7.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,770 more a month in Avalon

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Avalon$5,440/mo
Typical home $927K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $2,006/mo · Housing →
Sutter Creek$2,670/mo
Typical home $464K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,572/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,770 a month, about $33,200 a year, between Avalon and Sutter Creek.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Sutter Creek places higher on 15 of 20 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−AvalonSafer than 22% of U.S. towns B−Sutter CreekSafer than 49% of U.S. towns
Schools
BAvalonBetter than 60% of districts in the state C+Sutter CreekBetter than 44% of districts in the state
Health
B−AvalonHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns B+Sutter CreekHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns
5Avalon
15Sutter Creek

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #675#183 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #776#349 Lowest property taxCost of living · 835 towns #661#262 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #568#166 SafestSafety · 411 towns #273#102 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #463#758 Most affordableCost of living · 835 towns #629#328 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #288#568

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Avalon’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AvalonSutter Creek
Snow a year—0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th81st
Outdoors & history
AvalonSutter Creek
Trails9 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.2%0.2%
Settled19131848
National Register places42
Archive photos188
Famous people born here24
Community
AvalonSutter Creek
Library hours a week40 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

375 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AvalonCASutter CreekCA
Avalon ↔ Sutter Creek375 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AvalonSutter Creek
People
Population 3,338Highest 2,702Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +5.8%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 41.9±10.4Lowest 11% above CA 46.9±10.4Highest 24% above CA
Sutter Creek and Avalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.9%±8.4Highest CA: 22% 16.8%±5.8Lowest CA: 22%
Avalon and Sutter Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24%±9.8Lowest CA: 15.7% 27.9%±8.7Highest CA: 15.7%
Sutter Creek and Avalon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.8%Lowest CA: 37.1% 33.2%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±5.1Highest CA: 7.6% 2.3%±2.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Avalon and Sutter Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,139±$27kHighest 6% above CA $88,478±$19kLowest 11% below CA
Avalon and Sutter Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $936,000±$101kHighest 27% above CA $543,800±$106kLowest 26% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,006±$336Highest about the CA average $1,572±$291Lowest 23% below CA
Avalon and Sutter Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,039Highest 37% above CA $3,353Lowest 35% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.6%±24Highest CA: 55.3% 27.3%±17Lowest CA: 55.3%
Avalon and Sutter Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.5%Highest CA: 12% 7.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 51.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 55.3%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than CA 1970Highest 6 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 60% below CA 21 minHighest 26% below CA
Work from home 9.3%±12Highest CA: 17.2% 7.9%±6.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Avalon and Sutter Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 40.6%Highest 3.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 35.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.14Highest 0.71Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (12%)Jackson (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sutter CreekFew work in Avalon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.1Lowest 45.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #388 of 574 in CA#340 of 574 in CA
School district —Amador County Unified
High school in town —Amador High
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.1
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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