Yosemite WestCA
Some 31 people live in this town, in California.
Is Yosemite West a good place to live?
Yosemite West’s age of the median resident is 71.4 years, where California’s towns sit at 39 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Yosemite West. Yosemite West has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
31 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Yosemite National Park and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yosemite West. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi MountainHalf Dome
21 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
10 mi WaterfallYosemite Falls
39 mi Ski areaMammoth Mountain153 runs · 2,962 ft vertical
8 mi AttractionTaft PointPhoto credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Half Dome: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mammoth Mountain: Hike395 (talk · contribs), CC BY 3.0 · Taft Point: Dave from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Yosemite West: who provides what
Yosemite West is unincorporated, so Mariposa 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
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The biggest natural risk in Yosemite West is wildfire, at a very high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 38% come from wildfires and 27% from inland flooding. Yosemite West’s FEMA risk score comes in at 94 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Yosemite West, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 31° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 51 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Yosemite West is
For adults in Yosemite West, the share who smoke cigarettes is 14%. The town beats the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. Among adults in the town, 19% binge drink and 20% report frequent mental distress.
| Yosemite West | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Yosemite West | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.7% | 11.7% |
| More smokers | 14.2% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Yosemite West
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Yosemite West; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Yosemite West residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Yosemite West
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Yosemite West is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) consisting of privately owned resort homes on Henness Ridge, adjacent to the southern boundary of Yosemite National Park along Wawona Road (California State Route 41). It had a population of 47 as of the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 5,866 ft
Questions about Yosemite West
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Is Yosemite West, CA a good place to live?
Yosemite West has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 31 people live in this town, in California.