Living in Cedarville, CA
Cedarville is a tiny town of 575 people in Modoc County, California. It's about 132 miles from Redding, CA and 216 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $836 a month.
575people
$246kTypical home
$836/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
22"Snow
256Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 575
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 106 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 132 mi to Redding, CA
- 79 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,554/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 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
- 23% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 131 mi to RDD airport
- 142 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,672 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 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
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of California districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 138 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 94 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 73 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.