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Shingletown is a small town of 2,164 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 27 miles from Redding, CA and 136 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,164people
$236kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
279Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,164
- Part of a metro area
- About 88 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 27 mi to Redding, CA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,488/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (169 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 12% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RDD airport
- 126 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,685 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shasta County: R+37 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
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.