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Lake Shastina is a small town of 3,001 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 61 miles from Medford, OR and 210 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $358k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,001people
$358kTypical home
$1,165/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
54"Snow
271Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,001
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 748 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 61 mi to Medford, OR
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $358k (≈$2,260/mo)
- Median rent $1,165/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (322 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to MFR airport
- 196 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,854 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Siskiyou County: R+19 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.