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Klamath is a tiny town of 931 people in Del Norte County, California. It's about 70 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 249 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
931people
$221kTypical home
$1,250/moRent
65° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
176Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 931
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 54 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 70 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,396/mo)
- Median rent $1,250/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (480 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CEC airport
- 238 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- Right on the coast
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Del Norte County: R+16 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk