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Country around Happy Camp is a rural area of about 583 people in Siskiyou County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 237 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $811 a month.
583people
$170kTypical home
$811/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
2"Snow
258Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 583 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 53 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,070/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CEC airport
- 226 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,852 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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