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Orick is a tiny town of 199 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 88 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 233 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $467k and rent runs about $825 a month.
199people
$467kTypical home
$825/moRent
67° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 42 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 88 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $467k (≈$2,943/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ACV airport
- 222 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: D+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.