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Mineral is a tiny town of 133 people in Tehama County, California. It's about 44 miles from Redding, CA and 127 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $1k a month.
133people
$340kTypical home
$1,184/moRent
76° / 37°Summer / winter
63"Snow
279Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 44 mi to Redding, CA
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,142/mo)
- Median rent $1,184/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (169 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (450 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 30% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to RDD airport
- 113 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,618 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tehama County: R+42 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
- Moderate 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.