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Blue Lake is a tiny town of 982 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 88 miles from Redding, CA and 209 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $445k and rent runs about $1k a month.
982people
$445kTypical home
$1,284/moRent
64° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 982
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,589 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 88 mi to Redding, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $445k (≈$2,807/mo)
- Median rent $1,284/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 14% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ACV airport
- 198 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 79 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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