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Johnstonville is a small town of 1,039 people in Lassen County, California. It's about 69 miles from Reno, NV and 134 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $968 a month.
1,039people
$329kTypical home
$968/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
82"Snow
280Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,039
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 69 mi to Reno, NV
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,077/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% 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
- 82" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to RNO airport
- 75 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,164 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 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
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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