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Oak Run is a tiny town of 596 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 20 miles from Redding, CA and 150 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
596people
$341kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
95° / 52°Summer / winter
10"Snow
279Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 596
- Part of a metro area
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 20 mi to Redding, CA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,150/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- 2 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 37
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RDD airport
- 140 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,657 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.