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Miranda is a tiny town of 513 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 80 miles from Redding, CA and 170 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $1k a month.
513people
$428kTypical home
$1,287/moRent
77° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
270Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 513
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 343 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 80 mi to Redding, CA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,287/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to ACV airport
- 159 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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
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.