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Living in Trinity Center, CA

Trinity Center is a tiny town of 414 people in Trinity County, California. It's about 34 miles from Redding, CA and 179 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.

414people
$344kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
279Sunny days
100Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 414
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 79 people per sq mi
  • 179 mi to Sacramento, CA
  • 34 mi to Redding, CA
  • 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $344k (≈$2,168/mo)
  • Median rent $1,073/mo
  • Median household income $56k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 21.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 93°F
  • Winter highs around 49°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
  • 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
  • 86 cloudy days a year
  • 39 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 100 days a year with rain or snow
  • 7" of snow a year
  • 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 21 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (794 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 60
  • 11% of households have kids
  • 37% are 65 or older
  • 27% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 39 mi to RDD airport
  • 169 mi to SMF (major hub)
  • 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 88% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1979
  • 84% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 2,484 ft
  • 72 mi to the ocean
  • 1 mi to a big lake
  • 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 35 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 1 golf course within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 3 bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 2 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 21 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 45% of California districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 22 mi to the nearest vet
  • 17 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 32 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Trinity County: R+9 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
  • 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.

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