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Country around Macdoel is a rural area of about 661 people in Siskiyou County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Medford, OR and 220 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $1k a month.
661people
$143kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
41"Snow
268Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 661 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 64 mi to Medford, OR
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (732 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to MFR airport
- 190 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,938 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of California districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Siskiyou County: R+19 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.