Dixon Lane-MeadowCreekCA
This town in California has a population of 3,071.
What should you know before moving to Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek?
With a C overall, Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek sits 392nd of 841 in California. On that grade it does better than 30% of U.S. towns. Its weakest is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $197K, 2.7 years of the Bishop area’s $74K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too (C−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 77% of U.S. communities, with avalanches at the top. Incomes are its strong suit: the median household earns $76K. The town’s typical July afternoon high is 98°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. 83% of the land in the town is conserved, above both the California town median (4.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek’s midpoint rent is $2,622 a month, against $1,895 a month in California’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020 · USGS PAD-US.
96% of working residents leave Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek for work
Where Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek is from typical.
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Moving to Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek: who provides what
Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek is unincorporated, so Inyo 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 Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek.
Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek keeps more of its land conserved than most of California, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
Its 1,780 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other California town. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #5 of 847 in California.
7.4 miles of trail. The density of trails for Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek comes to 2.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About one in three of Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek’s working residents commute to Bishop
Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek has 248 jobs for its 1,444 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 18.5 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
The top destinations are Bishop (33%), Mammoth Lakes (13%) and Fresno (3%). For most workers, Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. The town had 248 jobs in 2023, up 107 from 2013. The mean commuting time in the town is 19 minutes.
| Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, with avalanches at the top
Expected losses in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek break down as 50% from avalanches and 20% from heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek
July afternoons average 97.8°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 26.2°.
For Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, the January low is 26°F.
| Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 26°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
76% of adults had a checkup this year in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek is ahead of California on 6 and behind on 7. Two figures for adults locally: 14% binge drink, 37% have high blood pressure.
| Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek sells for about $620K
At 2.7 years of the Bishop area’s $74K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of California towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
Among households in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, 83% own their home.
| Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,622 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Questions about Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, CA a good place to live?
Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #392 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $197,000, 74% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.