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McKinleyville is a small city of 17,113 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 93 miles from Redding, CA and 215 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $458k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,113people
$458kTypical home
$1,607/moRent
63° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
182Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,113
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 820 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 93 mi to Redding, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $458k (≈$2,886/mo)
- Median rent $1,607/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ACV airport
- 204 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 440 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: D+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk