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Smith River is a tiny town of 898 people in Del Norte County, California. It's about 55 miles from Grants Pass, OR and 261 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
898people
$382kTypical home
$1,233/moRent
66° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
176Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 898
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 261 mi to Portland, OR
- 55 mi to Grants Pass, OR
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,410/mo)
- Median rent $1,233/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (480 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 55% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CEC airport
- 261 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 52 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 73 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Del Norte County: R+16 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
- Low 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.