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Tulelake is a tiny town of 925 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 75 miles from Medford, OR and 234 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $852 a month.
925people
$170kTypical home
$852/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
268Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 925
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,256 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 75 mi to Medford, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,073/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (584 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 42% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to MFR airport
- 192 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,039 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Siskiyou County: R+19 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk