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Country around Seiad Valley is a rural area of about 348 people in Siskiyou County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 250 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $1k a month.
348people
$319kTypical home
$1,052/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
4"Snow
258Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 348 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 35 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,013/mo)
- Median rent $1,052/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MFR airport
- 240 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,360 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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.