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Canby is a tiny town of 259 people in Modoc County, California. It's about 98 miles from Redding, CA and 202 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $836 a month.
259people
$225kTypical home
$836/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
52"Snow
256Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 259
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 98 mi to Redding, CA
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,417/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 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 59
- 14% of households have kids
- 54% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to RDD airport
- 147 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,324 ft
- 164 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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.