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37.39° N · 118.42° W · GEOID 0619406

Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek

Inyo County, California · part of the Bishop, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaDixon Lane-MeadowCreek, CADixon Lane-MeadowCreekDixon Lane-MeadowCreek

The short answer

Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek is home to 3,071 people. Median household income is $75,745 a year and median rent is $2,622 a month, 41.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $196,600, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,622
92% above the median place
Median household income
$75,745
6% below the median place
Median home value
$196,600
38% below the median place
Unemployment
2.5%
49% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 25.7% a year while household income rose 5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 654 California places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $937 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 653 California places.
  • The median rent takes 41.5% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 655 California places.
  • 67% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 80% of places its size. It is the lowest of 655 California places.
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Moving to Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek

Inyo County gains about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in767
Moved out704
Net+63

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Inyo County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Inyo County report $62,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,200.
Income you would need
$104,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,622 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,685 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $196,600.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 11.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Clay, AL matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people6
4.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.3%
33% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.5%
31% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDixon Lane-MeadowCreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.5%31% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.3%33% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure4.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$62,57011% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$62,15712% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 41.5%, 103% above the median place.

Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek41.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$104,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
41.5%
103% above the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
41%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$44,500
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Clay, AL32.8% vs 41.5%n/aCompare
Vero Lake Estates, FL30.2% vs 41.5%n/aCompare
St. Paul Park, MN25.9% vs 41.5%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
66.7%
32% above the median place
Homeownership1
83.1%
25% above the median place
Median home value1
$196,600
38% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureDixon Lane-MeadowCreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,62292% above
Rent to income141.5%103% above
Property tax rate11.3%44% above
Home price to income12.6x32% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,4659% below
HUD area median income3County figure$96,30010% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,57621% below
Median home value1$196,60038% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.6%108% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.1%3% above
Homeownership183.1%25% above
Renters paying 30%+166.7%32% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,68510% below
Vacant homes18.6%22% above
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
19 min
26% below the median place
Income per person1
$31,472
21% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDixon Lane-MeadowCreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$75,7456% below
Income per person1$31,47221% below
Unemployment1County figure2.5%49% below
Average annual pay5County figure$62,4205% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs5County figure7,68795% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.9%1% above
Mean commute119 min26% below
Works from home1County figure11.8%5% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 98.3%, 7% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
98.3%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
18.9%
41% below the median place
Median age1
42.0
8% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.7 +8%
High school or higher90.0% −3%
Born abroad10.7% +21%
All 8 people measures
MeasureDixon Lane-MeadowCreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,0716646th largest
Median age142.08% above
Bachelor's or higher118.9%41% below
High school or higher190.0%3% below
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad110.7%21% above
No health insurance1County figure7.0%9% above
Homes with broadband198.3%7% above
05

Life in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek

19 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents13.0 +28%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k3.3 +54%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.8 −12%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars28.8 +38%
Shops46.4 +53%
Arts, recreation and fitness9.6 2.3×
Doctors' offices and clinics18.1 −10%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
46.4
53% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
9.6
134% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
28.8
38% above the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureDixon Lane-MeadowCreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure23156% above
Public school students10County figure2,53948% below
Students per teacher10County figure16.910% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure28.838% above
Shops per 10k7County figure46.453% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure9.6134% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure18.110% below
Parks per 10k813.028% above
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k83.354% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k89.812% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure1946% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 6.0 in, 86% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation11
6.0 in
86% below the median place
Tornado risk12
2.9
96% below the median place
July average high11
97°F
11% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureDixon Lane-MeadowCreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure97°F11% above
January average low11County figure33°F30% above
Average temperature11County figure61°F12% above
Annual precipitation11County figure6.0 in86% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure79.314% below
Tornado risk12County figure2.996% below
Wildfire risk12County figure83.737% above
Heat wave risk12County figure97.89% above
Median air quality index13County figure5528% above
Good air days13County figure37.3%46% below
08

Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 46% of the median income in 2030, up from 42% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,622/mo (2024)$3,630/mo$2,980 to $4,430/mo+5.6%
Median household income$75,745 (2024)$95,000$80,500 to $112,500+3.9%
Median home value$196,600 (2024)$347,000$252,000 to $478,000+9.9%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Clay, AL$2,240$81,920Compare
Indian River Estates, FL$2,191$64,063Compare
Vero Lake Estates, FL$2,094$83,199Compare
St. Paul Park, MN$2,174$100,642Compare
St. Paul Park, MNVero Lake Estates, FLIndian River Estates, FLClay, ALDixon Lane-MeadowCreek, CADixon Lane-MeadowCreekClayIndian River EstatesVero Lake EstatesSt. Paul ParkDixon Lane-MeadowCreekClayIndian River EstatesVero Lake EstatesSt. Paul Park

Common questions

Is Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 25.7% a year while household income rose 5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 654 California places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $937 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 653 California places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 41.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $196,600.

What salary do you need to live in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $104,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Clay, AL, Indian River Estates, FL, Vero Lake Estates, FL and St. Paul Park, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/dixon-lane-meadowcreek-california

Citytistics. “Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/dixon-lane-meadowcreek-california/

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