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Douglas City is a small town of 1,060 people in Trinity County, California. It's about 30 miles from Redding, CA and 163 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,060people
$334kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
279Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,060
- Part of a metro area
- About 35 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 30 mi to Redding, CA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,107/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RDD airport
- 152 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,241 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trinity County: R+9 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.