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Mountain Gate is a tiny town of 742 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 10 miles from Redding, CA and 155 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
742people
$288kTypical home
$1,454/moRent
97° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
279Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 742
- Part of a metro area
- About 376 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 10 mi to Redding, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,817/mo)
- Median rent $1,454/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to RDD airport
- 145 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,250 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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.