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Janesville is a small town of 2,399 people in Lassen County, California. It's about 62 miles from Reno, NV and 131 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,399people
$327kTypical home
$1,374/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
46"Snow
280Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,399
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 71 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 62 mi to Reno, NV
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,061/mo)
- Median rent $1,374/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 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 52
- 16% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to RNO airport
- 67 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,101 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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