Living in Country around Cedarville, CA
Country around Cedarville is a rural area of about 713 people in Modoc County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 132 miles from Redding, CA and 212 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $836 a month.
713people
$243kTypical home
$836/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
30"Snow
256Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 713 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 132 mi to Redding, CA
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 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 62
- 21% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 131 mi to RDD airport
- 137 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,498 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 81 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of California districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 98 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 77 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.