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Weed is a small town of 2,737 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 58 miles from Redding, CA and 202 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $788 a month.
2,737people
$260kTypical home
$788/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
75"Snow
271Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,737
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 568 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 58 mi to Redding, CA
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,637/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (159 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (433 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (865 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to RDD airport
- 191 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,589 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
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