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Country around Kneeland is a rural area of about 1,024 people in Humboldt County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Redding, CA and 195 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 43°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $652k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,024people
$652kTypical home
$2,019/moRent
60° / 43°Summer / winter
1"Snow
270Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,024 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 81 mi to Redding, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $652k (≈$4,109/mo)
- Median rent $2,019/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ACV airport
- 184 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,081 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of California districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.