TronaCA
A town in California.
Is Trona a good place to live?
Trona’s typical July afternoon high is 106°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Of the 614 California towns we compare, none has a lower midpoint home value than Trona. Trona’s concentration of trails is 3.3 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. We don’t grade Trona yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Trona: who provides what
Trona is unincorporated, so Inyo 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 Trona.
Homes in Trona are worth about $65K, by Zillow’s estimate
Home values are down 3.2% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest natural risk in Trona is avalanches, at a high overall level
In Trona, the risk rating from FEMA is 79 of 100. Expected losses in Trona break down as 37% from avalanches and 26% from heat waves. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2023.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Trona
July afternoons reach 106°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trona stands out in California and nationally, with more of its adults who binge drink
Among adults in Trona, 14% smoke cigarettes. Of 32 CDC measures, Trona beats the California average on 4 and trails it on 7.
| Trona | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Trona | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.4% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 30.6% | 35.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.7% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1% of Trona is conserved land
Walkers can cover 30 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Falls Basin Wilderness | — | 1 |
| 2. Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Death Valley National Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Trona. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi National ParkDeath Valley National Park1.3M visitors a year
14 mi Park & preserveTrona Pinnacles
39 mi Canyon & gorgeRainbow Canyon
20 mi MuseumNaval Museum of Armament & Technology
22 mi MuseumMaturango MuseumPhoto credits
Death Valley National Park: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Trona Pinnacles: Doug Dolde at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Rainbow Canyon: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick., Public domain · Maturango Museum: Qfl247 (talk) (Transferred by Citypeek/Original uploaded by Qfl247), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Trona
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Trona; the nearest are
Trona’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Trona.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trona | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Trona and Valley Wells aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Trona with a neighbor →
Questions about Trona
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Trona, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Trona yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.