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Herlong is a tiny town of 211 people in Lassen County, California. It's about 44 miles from Reno, NV and 130 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
211people
$265kTypical home
$1,069/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
21"Snow
280Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 211
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 126 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 44 mi to Reno, NV
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,673/mo)
- Median rent $1,069/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (432 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (619 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to RNO airport
- 49 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,121 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of California districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lassen County: R+54 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.