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Redway is a small town of 1,145 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 83 miles from Redding, CA and 165 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $973 a month.
1,145people
$419kTypical home
$973/moRent
82° / 51°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 915 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 83 mi to Redding, CA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,643/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to ACV airport
- 155 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 54 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
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.