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Ukiah is a small city of 16,304 people in Mendocino County, California. It's about 55 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 99 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $458k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,304people
$458kTypical home
$1,331/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,304
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,971 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 55 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $458k (≈$2,891/mo)
- Median rent $1,331/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to STS airport
- 92 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 607 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk