Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
San Andreas grades D− overall, ranked 792nd of 841 in California, mostly because of incomes. The median household income is $52K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 60% of U.S. towns. 37% of residents are 65 or older in San Andreas, above both the California town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 34 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Thorn House and Calaveras County Courthouse.
Where San Andreas beats most towns.
Where San Andreas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far San Andreas is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,615 in 2000, 2,994 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1945 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
San Andreas 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.
Ordered by what stands out in San Andreas.
San Andreas draws workers from Rancho Calaveras and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
2,410 jobs are based in San Andreas, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,246 in 2013 to 2,410.
Most working residents leave San Andreas for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in San Andreas grew to 2,410 in 2023, 1,164 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Stockton (4%), San Jose (3%) and Sacramento (3%).
| San Andreas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Calaveras Unified school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Calaveras High, with 703 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Andreas ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 334 | D |
| Calaveras HighLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 703 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The typical value, about $348K, is 9% below its July 2022 peak. 76.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
The typical San Andreas home is worth about $348,000, down 2.5% in a year, 54% below the California typical home. San Andreas’ median rent is $1,327 a month.
| San Andreas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,327 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 6,357 U.S. towns with household incomes like San Andreas’s, it is healthier than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
San Andreas beats the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in San Andreas.
| San Andreas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | San Andreas | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 24.7% | 28.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 95°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37°.
San Andreas has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in San Andreas is 95°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| San Andreas | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 37°F | 41°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 3 of its 6,379 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in San Andreas itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gerald Turner Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of San Andreas; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 San Andreas residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
3 places in San Andreas on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in San Andreas.
Census-designated place in California, United States
San Andreas (Californio Spanish for "St. Andrew") is an unincorporated census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 2,994 at the 2020 census, up from 2,783 at the 2010 census. Like most towns in the region, it was founded during the California Gold Rush. The town is located on State Route 49 and is registered as California Historical Landmark #252.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
San Andreas grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #792 of 841 in California. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($78,647 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Tam O'Shaughnessy and David Hodo.
