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Susanville is a big small town of 14,177 people in Lassen County, California. It's about 74 miles from Reno, NV and 136 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $902 a month.
14,177people
$236kTypical home
$902/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
89"Snow
280Sunny days
39Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,177
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,790 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 74 mi to Reno, NV
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,485/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 89" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (678 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (853 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to RNO airport
- 79 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,347 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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