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Mount Shasta is a small town of 3,182 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 52 miles from Redding, CA and 195 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,182people
$330kTypical home
$1,406/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
89"Snow
271Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 844 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 52 mi to Redding, CA
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,082/mo)
- Median rent $1,406/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (581 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to RDD airport
- 184 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,635 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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