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Junction City is a small town of 1,190 people in Trinity County, California. It's about 39 miles from Redding, CA and 173 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,190people
$283kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
270Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,190
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 45 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 39 mi to Redding, CA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,786/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 13% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to RDD airport
- 162 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,638 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trinity County: R+9 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
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.