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38.01° N · 120.27° W · GEOID 0648641

Mono Vista

Tuolumne County, California · part of the Sonora, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaMono Vista, CAMono VistaMono Vista

The short answer

Mono Vista is home to 3,675 people. Median household income is $85,769 a year and median rent is $2,104 a month, 29.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $427,800, about 5.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,104
54% above the median place
Median household income
$85,769
7% above the median place
Median home value
$427,800
34% above the median place
Unemployment
8.2%
68% above 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 Mono Vista

  • 93% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 630 California places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.8% a year while household income rose 1.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 93% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $47 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 29.4% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 94% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 220 hours a year commuting, more than in 90% of places its size.
01

Moving to Mono Vista

Tuolumne County loses about 2.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,980
Moved out2,073
Net−93

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$71K
Leavers$77K

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

Who moves here
7.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tuolumne County report $71,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$84,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,104 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,151 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $427,800.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 8.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Haverstraw, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
7.7%
34% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$77,207
10% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMono VistaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.7%34% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-2.3283% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$71,2841% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$77,20710% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 93.4%, 85% above the median place.

Mono Vista29.4%
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
$84,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.4%
44% above the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
31% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$60,800
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Mono Vista, 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
Bound Brook, NJ26.1% vs 29.4%n/aCompare
Salida, CA26.3% vs 29.4%n/aCompare
Lanham, MD23.8% vs 29.4%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
93.4%
85% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
35% below the median place
Homeownership1
74.3%
12% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMono VistaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,10454% above
Rent to income129.4%44% above
Property tax rate10.6%35% below
Home price to income15.0x31% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,6031% below
HUD area median income3County figure$102,2005% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,54322% below
Median home value1$427,80034% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.0%99% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure29.7%42% below
Homeownership174.3%12% above
Renters paying 30%+193.4%85% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,15115% above
Vacant homes1County figure28.2%299% above
Median year built119820% 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
32 min
27% above the median place
Poverty rate1
7.0%
35% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home8.6% −31%
Income per person$43,205 +8%
Median household income$85,769 +7%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMono VistaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$85,7697% above
Income per person1$43,2058% above
Unemployment1County figure8.2%68% above
Average annual pay5County figure$60,5858% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.2%14% below
Jobs5County figure18,39288% below
Poverty rate17.0%35% below
Mean commute132 min27% above
Works from home18.6%31% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.1%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.1%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
21.9%
32% below the median place
Household size1
2.7
8% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureMono VistaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,6756646th largest
Median age138.42% below
Bachelor's or higher121.9%32% below
High school or higher198.1%6% above
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad1County figure4.6%48% below
No health insurance1County figure5.3%17% below
Homes with broadband193.0%1% above
05

Life in Mono Vista

35 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.9 −2%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.3 +67%

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 bars22.6 +9%
Shops29.9 −1%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.2 +20%
Child care centers1.1 −52%

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

Child care centers per 10k7
1.1
52% below the median place
Students per teacher10
19.1
24% above the median place
Public schools10
29
222% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMono VistaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure29222% above
Public school students10County figure5,72417% above
Students per teacher10County figure19.124% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure22.69% above
Shops per 10k7County figure29.91% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.612% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure24.220% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.152% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k810.92% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.367% above
National Register listings9County figure35169% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 7.9, 90% 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 Mono Vista. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
7.9
90% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
99.3
62% above the median place
Good air days13
87.0%
27% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureMono VistaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure82°F5% below
January average low11County figure28°F12% above
Average temperature11County figure51°F8% below
Annual precipitation11County figure41.0 in6% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure85.28% below
Tornado risk12County figure7.990% below
Wildfire risk12County figure99.362% above
Heat wave risk12County figure89.01% below
Median air quality index13County figure399% below
Good air days13County figure87.0%27% above
08

Mono Vista in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 31% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% 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$2,104/mo (2024)$2,740/mo$2,250 to $3,340/mo+4.5%
Median household income$85,769 (2024)$106,000$90,000 to $125,500+3.6%
Median home value$427,800 (2024)$629,000$457,000 to $867,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 5.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

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

09

Places like Mono Vista

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

PlaceRentIncome
Haverstraw, NY$2,114$75,167Compare
Bound Brook, NJ$1,973$90,571Compare
Cold Springs, NV$2,185$93,732Compare
Menifee, CA$2,110$93,454Compare
Menifee, CACold Springs, NVBound Brook, NJHaverstraw, NYMono Vista, CAMono VistaHaverstrawBound BrookCold SpringsMenifeeMono VistaHaverstrawBound BrookCold SpringsMenifee

Common questions

Is Mono Vista a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 93% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 630 California places. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.8% a year while household income rose 1.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 93% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 47 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Mono Vista expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.4% 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 $427,800.

What salary do you need to live in Mono Vista?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $84,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Mono Vista?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Haverstraw, NY, Bound Brook, NJ, Cold Springs, NV and Menifee, CA.

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 Mono Vista with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Mono Vista itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mono-vista-california

Citytistics. “Mono Vista, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mono-vista-california/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.