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Upper Lake is a small town of 1,374 people in Lake County, California. It's about 51 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 88 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,374people
$362kTypical home
$1,368/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
296Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,374
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 51 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,282/mo)
- Median rent $1,368/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (195 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (588 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (929 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to STS airport
- 78 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,345 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.