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Fort Jones is a tiny town of 562 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 50 miles from Medford, OR and 222 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
562people
$229kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
271Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 562
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 934 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 50 mi to Medford, OR
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (550 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to MFR airport
- 212 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,749 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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