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Adin is a tiny town of 153 people in Modoc County, California. It's about 86 miles from Redding, CA and 184 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $836 a month.
153people
$171kTypical home
$836/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
45"Snow
256Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 153
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 52 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 86 mi to Redding, CA
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,078/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (535 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to RDD airport
- 133 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,196 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 78 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Modoc County: R+47 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.