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Country around Junction City is a rural area of about 1,297 people in Trinity County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Redding, CA and 177 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,297people
$284kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
7"Snow
270Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,297 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 39 mi to Redding, CA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,791/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 14% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to RDD airport
- 166 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,170 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trinity County: R+9 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
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.