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Happy Valley is a big small town of 5,944 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 8 miles from Redding, CA and 141 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,944people
$334kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
99° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
279Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,944
- Part of a metro area
- About 352 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 8 mi to Redding, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,107/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 38 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to RDD airport
- 130 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shasta County: R+37 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
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.