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Country around Igo is a rural area of about 841 people in Shasta County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Redding, CA and 147 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $356k and rent runs about $2k a month.
841people
$356kTypical home
$1,565/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
279Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 841 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 18 mi to Redding, CA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $356k (≈$2,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,565/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RDD airport
- 136 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,257 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of California districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shasta County: R+37 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.