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Lewiston is a small town of 2,020 people in Trinity County, California. It's about 25 miles from Redding, CA and 164 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,020people
$310kTypical home
$1,113/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
279Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,020
- Part of a metro area
- About 101 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 25 mi to Redding, CA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,113/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to RDD airport
- 153 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,241 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trinity County: R+9 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
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.