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Living in Bella Vista, CA

Bella Vista is a small town of 4,511 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 8 miles from Redding, CA and 150 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $1k a month.

4,511people
$464kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
99° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
279Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 4,511
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 171 people per sq mi
  • 150 mi to Sacramento, CA
  • 8 mi to Redding, CA
  • 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $464k (≈$2,928/mo)
  • Median rent $1,317/mo
  • Median household income $91k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 99°F
  • Winter highs around 56°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
  • 1" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • 33 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,127 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 41
  • 35% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 27% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 26 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 10 mi to RDD airport
  • 140 mi to SMF (major hub)
  • 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 76% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1986
  • 88% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 705 ft
  • 97 mi to the ocean
  • 7 mi to a big lake
  • 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 47 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 6 mi to the nearest campground
  • 7 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 18 bars within 25 mi
  • 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 9 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 8 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 9 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 5 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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