Mono VistaCA
A town of 3,675.
Is Mono Vista a good place to live?
Mono Vista grades D overall, ranked 570th of 841 in California. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 62% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 6 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On history, just 91 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse.
96% of working residents leave Mono Vista for work
Where Mono Vista’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Mono Vista grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Mono Vista is from typical.
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Moving to Mono Vista: who provides what
Mono Vista is unincorporated, so Tuolumne 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 Mono Vista.
Mono Vista has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of California; it also is a long drive from an emergency room and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
The biggest natural risk in Mono Vista is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
53% of Mono Vista’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 37%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mono Vista has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 349 in 2013 to 504.
Employers in Mono Vista added 155 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 504. For Mono Vista, the average commute is 32 minutes. 7% of residents live below the poverty line locally, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 49 miles.
| Mono Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mono Vista has mild winters and hot summers
The Sonora weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 213 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 82% of California places with climate records. January nights average 33.1°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 85% of California places with climate records; July afternoons average 89.6°.
In Mono Vista, the January low is 33°F, against 41°F in California’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. The midsummer high here is 90°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| Mono Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 33°F | 41°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 89°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Mono Vista are healthier than three in five U.S. towns
The nearest emergency room, Sutter Amador Hospital, is 35.6 miles away in a straight line.
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Mono Vista is ahead of California on 7 and behind on 7. In Mono Vista, 30% of adults have obesity. Two figures for adults locally: 32% feel lonely, 75% had a checkup this year.
| Mono Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mono Vista | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Mono Vista sells for about $331K at the median
93.4% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California. The median property tax bill is $2,543, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
For Mono Vista, the median rent is $2,104 a month. 74% of households live in a home they own here.
| Mono Vista | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,104 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Yosemite National Park and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mono Vista. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
27 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
18 mi State parkCalaveras Big Trees State Park
9 mi MuseumRailtown 1897 State Historic Park
22 mi National forestStanislaus National Forest
22 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 · Railtown 1897 State Historic Park: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0 · Stanislaus National Forest: U.S. National Park Service, Public domain · Dodge Ridge Ski Area: IanGad, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Mono Vista
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mono Vista
About 3 of every 100 Mono Vista residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Mono Vista
Census-designated place in California, United States
Mono Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 3,236 at the 2020 census, up from 3,127 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,992 ft
Mono Vista’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Mono Vista.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono Vista | #570 | D | D | — | B− | B |
| Phoenix Lake | #534 | C− | D | — | B− | B+ |
| Twain Harte | — | — | D− | — | B+ | A |
| Soulsbyville | — | — | D | — | B | B+ |
| Cedar Ridge | — | — | D | — | B− | B |
Twain Harte, Soulsbyville and Cedar Ridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mono Vista, Phoenix Lake, Twain Harte, Soulsbyville and Cedar Ridge report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mono Vista with a neighbor →
Questions about Mono Vista
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mono Vista, CA a good place to live?
Mono Vista grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #570 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Mono Vista, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $428,000, 44% 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 D.