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Country around Trinity Center is a rural area of about 932 people in Trinity County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Redding, CA and 185 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $1k a month.
932people
$381kTypical home
$1,139/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
6"Snow
271Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 932 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 40 mi to Redding, CA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,400/mo)
- Median rent $1,139/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 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 63
- 8% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to RDD airport
- 174 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,575 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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