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

B−Sutter CreekSafer than 49% of U.S. towns –MartellNot graded

Schools

C+Sutter CreekBetter than 44% of districts in the state –MartellNot graded

Health

B+Sutter CreekHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns –MartellNot graded

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

Sutter CreekMartell

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 86th

Outdoors & history

Sutter CreekMartell

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0.2%—

Settled1848 —

National Register places2 —

Archive photos8 —

Famous people born here4 —

Community

Sutter CreekMartell

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs California average

Sutter CreekMartell

People

Population 2,702Highest 180Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.8% CA: +6.1% —

Median age 46.9±10.4Highest 24% above CA 43.7±16.6Lowest 15% above CA

Sutter Creek and Martell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 16.8%±5.8Lowest CA: 22% 22.8%±26.2Highest CA: 22%

Martell and Sutter Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 27.9%±8.7Highest CA: 15.7% 11.7%±24.9Lowest CA: 15.7%

Sutter Creek and Martell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.2%Highest CA: 37.1% 10.2%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±2.6Highest CA: 7.6% 0%±11Lowest CA: 7.6%

Sutter Creek and Martell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $88,478±$19k 11% below CA —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $543,800±$106k 26% below CA —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,572±$291 23% below CA —

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,353 35% below CA —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.3%±17Highest CA: 55.3% 0%±100Lowest CA: 55.3%

Sutter Creek and Martell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.1%Highest CA: 12% 3.3%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 55.3%Highest CA: 55.9% 46.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 6 yrs older than CA 1949Lowest 27 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 26% below CA 35 minHighest 21% above CA

Work from home 7.9%±6.7Highest CA: 17.2% 3.6%±7.8Lowest CA: 17.2%

Sutter Creek and Martell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 3.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miLowest 39.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 9.35Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (10%)Sacramento (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Martell5% work in Sutter Creek

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.7Highest 18.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #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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