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Country around Carlotta is a rural area of about 1,286 people in Humboldt County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 82 miles from Redding, CA and 187 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 47°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $506k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,286people
$506kTypical home
$1,250/moRent
71° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
270Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,286 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 82 mi to Redding, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $506k (≈$3,193/mo)
- Median rent $1,250/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ACV airport
- 176 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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