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Westhaven-Moonstone is a small town of 1,537 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 96 miles from Redding, CA and 220 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 62°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $598k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,537people
$598kTypical home
$2,500/moRent
62° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
176Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,537
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 96 mi to Redding, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $598k (≈$3,772/mo)
- Median rent $2,500/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 62°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ACV airport
- 209 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- Right on the coast
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: D+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk