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Rio Dell is a small town of 3,349 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 92 miles from Redding, CA and 194 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $302k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,349people
$302kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
68° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
182Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,349
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,348 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 92 mi to Redding, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $302k (≈$1,903/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 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 (366 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ACV airport
- 183 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 643 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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