Pine Mountain LakeCA
A town of 2,498.
Is Pine Mountain Lake a good place to live?
Pine Mountain Lake’s best subject grade is a B+ for walkability; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Pine Mountain Lake’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Pine Mountain Lake's public schools trail 84% of California towns on state tests and graduation. Only 10 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher median age than Pine Mountain Lake. 21% of the land in Pine Mountain Lake is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Pine Mountain Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
92% of working residents leave Pine Mountain Lake for work
Where Pine Mountain Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Pine Mountain Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Pine Mountain Lake is from typical.
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Moving to Pine Mountain Lake: who provides what
Pine Mountain Lake 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 Pine Mountain Lake.
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, fewer of Pine Mountain Lake’s residents are under 18
8.4% of Pine Mountain Lake residents are under 18. People 65 and older are 46% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 8% of residents (22% statewide). 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Pine Mountain Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 8.4% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pine Mountain Lake’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Pine Mountain Lake | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.7% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 22.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Wildfire leads a very high hazard risk in Pine Mountain Lake
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Pine Mountain Lake’s workers commute out
Since 2013, Pine Mountain Lake has added 125 jobs, to 340 in 2023. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Pine Mountain Lake. The top destinations are Groveland (5%), San Francisco (4%) and San Jose (4%).
| Pine Mountain Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 20.8% of Pine Mountain Lake
6.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Pine Mountain Lake is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and hot summers in Pine Mountain Lake
Pine Mountain Lake has mild winters and warm summers. Pine Mountain Lake’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Pine Mountain Lake feel lonely than in the typical California or U.S. town
Pine Mountain Lake beats the California average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Pine Mountain Lake | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pine Mountain Lake | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Pine Mountain Lake sell for about $288K
The median sale price was $288,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pine Mountain Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pine Mountain Lake; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Pine Mountain Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Pine Mountain Lake
Census-designated place in California, United States
Pine Mountain Lake (PML) is a private gated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Groveland, located in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It is located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north and east of downtown Groveland. Pine Mountain Lake sits at an elevation of 2,795 feet (852 m). The 2020 United States census reported Pine Mountain Lake's population was 2,636. The ZIP Code is 95321. The community is served by area code 209. The "Gateway to Yosemite", PML is an all-seasons vacation and retirement community. PML includes a private 202-acre (0.82 km2) lake with 6 miles (9.7 km) of shoreline. The community also hosts an 18-hole championship golf course, golf shop, lake lodge, tennis…
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,795 ft
Pine Mountain Lake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Pine Mountain Lake.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain Lake | — | — | D | — | C− | B |
| Groveland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pine Mountain Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pine Mountain Lake reports no FBI crime data of its own. Groveland isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pine Mountain Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Pine Mountain Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Mountain Lake, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $427,000, 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.