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Clearlake is a small city of 16,659 people in Lake County, California. It's about 36 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 68 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,659people
$214kTypical home
$1,240/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,659
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,645 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 36 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $1,240/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (708 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,775 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to STS airport
- 59 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,352 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk