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Lakehead is a tiny town of 577 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 23 miles from Redding, CA and 169 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $2k a month.
577people
$272kTypical home
$1,596/moRent
95° / 53°Summer / winter
18"Snow
279Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 577
- Part of a metro area
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 23 mi to Redding, CA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,716/mo)
- Median rent $1,596/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 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 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to RDD airport
- 158 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,598 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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.