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Country around Bella Vista is a rural area of about 1,054 people in Shasta County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 17 miles from Redding, CA and 153 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $346k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,054people
$346kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
97° / 54°Summer / winter
8"Snow
279Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,054 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 17 mi to Redding, CA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $346k (≈$2,181/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 32 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 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to RDD airport
- 143 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.