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Montgomery Creek is a tiny town of 134 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 30 miles from Redding, CA and 159 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $513k and rent runs about $1k a month.
134people
$513kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
22"Snow
279Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- Part of a metro area
- About 41 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 30 mi to Redding, CA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $513k (≈$3,232/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (169 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to RDD airport
- 147 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,231 ft
- 113 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shasta County: R+37 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
- Low 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.