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Big Lagoon is a tiny town of 138 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 97 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 228 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $629k and rent runs about $1k a month.
138people
$629kTypical home
$1,287/moRent
65° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 138
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 227 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 97 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $629k (≈$3,965/mo)
- Median rent $1,287/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 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 (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ACV airport
- 217 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 161 ft
- Right on the coast
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
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
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.