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Country around Blue Lake is a rural area of about 1,441 people in Humboldt County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Redding, CA and 207 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 62°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $479k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,441people
$479kTypical home
$1,268/moRent
62° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
270Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,441 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 81 mi to Redding, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $479k (≈$3,018/mo)
- Median rent $1,268/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 62°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ACV airport
- 196 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,864 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: D+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk