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Country around Fort Jones is a rural area of about 2,408 people in Siskiyou County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Medford, OR and 223 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,408people
$320kTypical home
$1,228/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
271Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,408 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 52 mi to Medford, OR
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,019/mo)
- Median rent $1,228/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (732 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MFR airport
- 213 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,914 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Siskiyou County: R+19 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk