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Macdoel is a tiny town of 184 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 56 miles from Medford, OR and 227 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
184people
$310kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
36"Snow
271Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 184
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,102 people per sq mi
- 227 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 56 mi to Medford, OR
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,952/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (732 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to MFR airport
- 199 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,272 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of California districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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
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.