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Country around Tulelake is a rural area of about 2,346 people in Siskiyou County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Medford, OR and 226 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $833 a month.
2,346people
$200kTypical home
$833/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
33"Snow
268Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,346 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 80 mi to Medford, OR
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 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
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to MFR airport
- 184 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,055 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 53 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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