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Dorris is a tiny town of 869 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 54 miles from Medford, OR and 236 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $746 a month.
869people
$155kTypical home
$746/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
44"Snow
268Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 869
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,238 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 54 mi to Medford, OR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (521 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MFR airport
- 204 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,249 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of California districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.