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Salyer is a tiny town of 487 people in Trinity County, California. It's about 67 miles from Redding, CA and 195 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $1k a month.
487people
$355kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
86° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
270Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 487
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 92 people per sq mi
- 195 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 67 mi to Redding, CA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,236/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (794 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ACV airport
- 184 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,660 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Trinity County: R+9 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
- 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.