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Country around Garberville is a rural area of about 2,463 people in Humboldt County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Redding, CA and 162 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 46°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,463people
$396kTypical home
$1,332/moRent
80° / 46°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,463 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 80 mi to Redding, CA
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,494/mo)
- Median rent $1,332/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 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 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to ACV airport
- 151 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,736 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 57 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