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Country around Willow Creek is a rural area of about 1,089 people in Humboldt County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Redding, CA and 200 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 61°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $388k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,089people
$388kTypical home
$1,287/moRent
61° / 42°Summer / winter
2"Snow
270Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,089 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 72 mi to Redding, CA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $388k (≈$2,447/mo)
- Median rent $1,287/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 61°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 15% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ACV airport
- 189 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,921 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: D+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate 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.