Grizzly FlatsCA
Population 1,410: a town settled in 1855.
Is Grizzly Flats a good place to live?
The best of Grizzly Flats’ subject grades is an A− for health; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Grizzly Flats’ typical journey to work is 57 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 6 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on walkability. Grizzly Flats's schools outperform 75% of the state's. 27% of the land in Grizzly Flats is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Grizzly Flats has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Grizzly Flats stand out
Where Grizzly Flats beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Grizzly Flats | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 10.6% |
1,410 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Grizzly Flats grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Grizzly Flats is from typical.
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Moving to Grizzly Flats: who provides what
Grizzly Flats is unincorporated, so El Dorado 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 Grizzly Flats.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Grizzly Flats, mostly wildfire
FEMA puts 53% of Grizzly Flats’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 25% to avalanches. On expected storm and flood damage, Grizzly Flats sits above 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grizzly Flats ranks healthier than four in five of the country’s towns
Nearly a tenth of Grizzly Flats adults worry about having enough food. This California town does better than the California average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| Grizzly Flats | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Grizzly Flats | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: nearly a quarter of Grizzly Flats
4.0 miles of trail. For Grizzly Flats, the concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grizzly Flats stands out in California and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
The top destinations are Sacramento (8%), Placerville (7%) and Diamond Springs (7%). Among working residents in Grizzly Flats, 0.3% work locally. The median commute is under 44 miles.
| Grizzly Flats | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Young adults are less common in Grizzly Flats than in California
Four-year graduates: 30% of adults 25 and older here, 37% across California. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (39% statewide). For Grizzly Flats, the median age is 44.3 years.
| Grizzly Flats | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.3 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.3 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Grizzly Flats | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.7% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.7% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 8.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 24.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
In Grizzly Flats, expect snowy winters and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 36°, and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Grizzly Flats’ households own their home
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Grizzly Flats
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grizzly Flats; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Grizzly Flats residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Grizzly Flats for work
Where Grizzly Flats’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Grizzly Flats
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grizzly Flats, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $384,000, 50% 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.