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Country around Lakehead is a rural area of about 1,070 people in Shasta County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Redding, CA and 168 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,070people
$360kTypical home
$1,662/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
22"Snow
279Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,070 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Redding, CA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,270/mo)
- Median rent $1,662/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 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 58
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RDD airport
- 158 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,242 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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.