Living in Jones Valley, CA
Jones Valley is a small town of 1,122 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 11 miles from Redding, CA and 153 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,122people
$197kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
98° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
279Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,122
- Part of a metro area
- About 174 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 11 mi to Redding, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 30 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
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to RDD airport
- 143 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.