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Country around Canby is a rural area of about 437 people in Modoc County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 101 miles from Redding, CA and 206 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $836 a month.
437people
$378kTypical home
$836/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
53"Snow
256Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 437 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 101 mi to Redding, CA
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,382/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 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 71
- 11% of households have kids
- 54% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 101 mi to RDD airport
- 151 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,007 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 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
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.