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Lakeport is a big small town of 5,113 people in Lake County, California. It's about 43 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 85 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,113people
$334kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
296Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,113
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,672 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 43 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,105/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (195 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (839 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,735 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to STS airport
- 75 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,368 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Very low volcano risk