Yosemite area (from Sonora to Bass Lake, from Mariposa to Mammoth Lakes) questions (Jamestown: crime rate)

[SingleNurseMom]

Yosemite area and all of the surrounding towns....

.... let's see if I can list them all, so they'll show up on the appropriate city profiles, like Sonora, Columbia, Jamestown, Soulsbyville, Tuolumne, Twain Harte, Chinese Camp, Knights Ferry, Groveland, Moccasin, Buck Meadows, Coultersville, Bear Valley, Mount Bullion, Catheys Valley, Mariposa, Midpines, Bass Lake, Oakhurst, Coarsegold, North Fork, etc....

(.... and the towns in Yosemite.... Mather, El Portal, Yosemite West, Wawona, Yosemite Village, and White Wolf....)

What is the best of these places to live?

* If you live in any of these areas, what are the pros and cons of each?

* What/where is the nearest hospital? What kind of a drive is it from any of these places to the nearest hospital (for work because I am a nurse), especially in the winter?

* Do these cities/towns ever get snow, and how much? (I love the snow!)

* How hot does it get in the summer? (As bad as Sac?)

* What is the crime rate like there?

* What schools do you recommend? Do you know of any Montessori (or charter) elementary schools in the area? Do you know of any charter high schools in this area? What do you know of other high schools in the area?

THANK YOU SO MUCH!