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Anderson is a big small town of 11,255 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 9 miles from Redding, CA and 137 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $962 a month.
11,255people
$283kTypical home
$962/moRent
100° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
279Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,255
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,601 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 9 mi to Redding, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,785/mo)
- Median rent $962/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 40 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (678 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,291 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to RDD airport
- 127 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 430 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shasta County: R+37 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