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Happy Camp is a tiny town of 539 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 43 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 246 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $775 a month.
539people
$166kTypical home
$775/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
258Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 539
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 45 people per sq mi
- 246 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 43 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (157 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (732 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CEC airport
- 236 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,657 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 38 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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