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Lake California is a small town of 3,808 people in Tehama County, California. It's about 17 miles from Redding, CA and 130 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,808people
$353kTypical home
$1,606/moRent
99° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
279Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,808
- Part of a metro area
- About 603 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 17 mi to Redding, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,225/mo)
- Median rent $1,606/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 38 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (450 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to RDD airport
- 120 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tehama County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk