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Country around Gasquet is a rural area of about 523 people in Del Norte County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 259 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
523people
$269kTypical home
$1,233/moRent
74° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
258Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 523 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Portland, OR
- 45 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,693/mo)
- Median rent $1,233/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (480 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CEC airport
- 250 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Del Norte County: R+16 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.