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Trinidad is a tiny town of 347 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 99 miles from Redding, CA and 223 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $834k and rent runs about $2k a month.
347people
$834kTypical home
$1,713/moRent
64° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
176Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 347
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 711 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 99 mi to Redding, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $834k (≈$5,259/mo)
- Median rent $1,713/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 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 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ACV airport
- 212 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation -10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.