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Montague is a small town of 1,479 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 45 miles from Medford, OR and 225 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $962 a month.
1,479people
$184kTypical home
$962/moRent
93° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
271Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,479
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 832 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 45 mi to Medford, OR
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,158/mo)
- Median rent $962/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (527 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MFR airport
- 211 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,546 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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.