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Living in Cutten, CA

Cutten is a small town of 3,550 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 94 miles from Redding, CA and 208 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.

3,550people
$471kTypical home
$1,636/moRent
63° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
182Sunny days
128Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,550
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 2,765 people per sq mi
  • 208 mi to Sacramento, CA
  • 94 mi to Redding, CA
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $471k (≈$2,972/mo)
  • Median rent $1,636/mo
  • Median household income $97k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 63°F
  • Winter highs around 55°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
  • 182 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
  • 183 cloudy days a year
  • 58 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 128 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 38
  • 36% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 30% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 17 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 15 mi to ACV airport
  • 197 mi to SMF (major hub)
  • 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 89% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1968
  • 99% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 197 ft
  • 3 mi to the ocean
  • 68 mi to a big lake
  • Trailhead in town
  • 108 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 4 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 13 bars within 25 mi
  • 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 15 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • Farmers market in town

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 43% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 8 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

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