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McCloud is a tiny town of 829 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 49 miles from Redding, CA and 189 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
829people
$328kTypical home
$1,040/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
50"Snow
271Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 829
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 342 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 49 mi to Redding, CA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,069/mo)
- Median rent $1,040/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 3 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 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to RDD airport
- 174 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,278 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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.