TopazCA
A town of 157, settled in 1885.
Is Topaz a good place to live?
Topaz’s age of the median resident is 50.5 years, above both the California town median (39 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 3 of the 847 California towns we compare have a lower January low than Topaz. Topaz’s concentration of trails is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both the California town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Bureau of Land Management, at 231 acres. Topaz has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
157 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Topaz: who provides what
Topaz is unincorporated, so Mono 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 Topaz.
Very high risk in Topaz, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 97% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 38% of Topaz’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to avalanches. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2023.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Topaz
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 21° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Topaz is
The share of adults in Topaz who had a checkup this year: 75%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Topaz beats California on 4 and trails on 6.
| Topaz | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Topaz | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 10.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65.7% | 57.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bureau of Land Management | — | 231 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Topaz
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Topaz; the nearest are
College town 30 of every 100 Topaz residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Questions about Topaz
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Topaz, CA a good place to live?
Topaz has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.