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Red Bluff is a big small town of 14,549 people in Tehama County, California. It's about 28 miles from Redding, CA and 118 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,549people
$300kTypical home
$1,121/moRent
98° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
279Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,549
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,924 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 28 mi to Redding, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,891/mo)
- Median rent $1,121/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 35 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1094 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,733 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RDD airport
- 108 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tehama County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk