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Cassel is a tiny town of 118 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 49 miles from Redding, CA and 163 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $1k a month.
118people
$366kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
279Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 118
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 58 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 49 mi to Redding, CA
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,311/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (169 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year 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 68
- 22% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to RDD airport
- 136 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,206 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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
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.