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Arcata is a small city of 18,607 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 92 miles from Redding, CA and 211 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,607people
$485kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
63° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
182Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,607
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,976 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 92 mi to Redding, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,056/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (362 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,649 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 19% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ACV airport
- 200 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Humboldt County: D+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk