AveryCA
Settled in 1885, this town now has 268 residents.
Is Avery a good place to live?
Avery’s midpoint age is 51.8 years, where California’s towns sit at 39 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Avery has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
268 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Avery: who provides what
Avery is unincorporated, so Calaveras County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Avery.
The schools Avery’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Vallecito Union school district. Also worth knowing: 199 students attend Avery’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 199 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards: very high risk in Avery, mostly wildfire
Of the losses FEMA expects in Avery, 77% come from wildfires and 17% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Avery sits above 91% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Avery once, in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Avery has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based in Avery grew to 76 in 2023, 58 more than in 2013. For most workers, Avery is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Among residents locally, 20% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Modesto (6%), Arnold (5%) and Murphys (4%).
| Avery | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Avery
Avery’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Avery is
In Avery, 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours. The town does better than the California average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 6.
| Avery | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Avery | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Avery sells for about $635K
For households in Avery, the share who live in a home they own is 87%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Yosemite National Park and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Avery. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
37 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
6 mi State parkCalaveras Big Trees State Park
20 mi National forestStanislaus National Forest
18 mi MuseumRailtown 1897 State Historic Park
24 mi Ski areaDodge Ridge Ski Area61 runs · 1,576 ft verticalPhoto credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calaveras Big Trees State Park: John J. O'Brien (talk · contribs), Public domain · Stanislaus National Forest: U.S. National Park Service, Public domain · Railtown 1897 State Historic Park: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0 · Dodge Ridge Ski Area: IanGad, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Avery
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Avery
About 0 of every 100 Avery residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Avery for work
Where Avery’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Avery
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Avery, CA a good place to live?
Avery has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.