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California Pines is a tiny town of 427 people in Modoc County, California. It's about 106 miles from Redding, CA and 201 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $836 a month.
427people
$293kTypical home
$836/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
53"Snow
256Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 427
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 57 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 106 mi to Redding, CA
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,847/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (535 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 28% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 105 mi to RDD airport
- 140 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,429 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 78 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Modoc County: R+47 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
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.