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Country around Mad River is a rural area of about 586 people in Trinity County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Redding, CA and 161 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $326k and rent runs about $2k a month.
586people
$326kTypical home
$1,660/moRent
77° / 42°Summer / winter
1"Snow
270Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 586 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 57 mi to Redding, CA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,054/mo)
- Median rent $1,660/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 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 57
- 8% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to ACV airport
- 150 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 59% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,753 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of California districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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.