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Covelo is a small town of 1,286 people in Mendocino County, California. It's about 71 miles from Redding, CA and 128 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,286people
$360kTypical home
$1,281/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
283Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,286
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 71 mi to Redding, CA
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,270/mo)
- Median rent $1,281/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to RDD airport
- 117 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,394 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low 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.