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Castella is a tiny town of 204 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 42 miles from Redding, CA and 185 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $840 a month.
204people
$318kTypical home
$840/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
27"Snow
271Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 182 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 42 mi to Redding, CA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,003/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 64
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 24% 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
- 46 mi to RDD airport
- 175 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,133 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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