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Country around Ferndale is a rural area of about 3,050 people in Humboldt County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Redding, CA and 198 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $566k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,050people
$566kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
68° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
182Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,050 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 97 mi to Redding, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $566k (≈$3,569/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ACV airport
- 187 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 666 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 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