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Scotia is a tiny town of 405 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 91 miles from Redding, CA and 193 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
405people
$342kTypical home
$1,185/moRent
70° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
182Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 405
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 543 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 91 mi to Redding, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,159/mo)
- Median rent $1,185/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 57°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 (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ACV airport
- 182 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 131 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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