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Country around Laytonville is a rural area of about 1,670 people in Mendocino County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Redding, CA and 137 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $394k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,670people
$394kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
80° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
283Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,670 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 81 mi to Redding, CA
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $394k (≈$2,483/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to RDD airport
- 127 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,628 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low 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.