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Spaulding is a tiny town of 369 people in Lassen County, California. It's about 82 miles from Chico, CA and 149 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
369people
$265kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
90"Snow
280Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 369
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 111 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 82 mi to Chico, CA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,673/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (432 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (619 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 16% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to RDD airport
- 96 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,164 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of California districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lassen County: R+54 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
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.