Mariposa County's Real Estate Market:
Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It lies north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton. As of 2000, its population was 17,130. The county seat is Mariposa.
The county's eastern half is the central portion of Yosemite National Park.
There are no incorporated cities in Mariposa County; however, there are three communities recognized as census-designated places for statistical purposes.