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Westwood is a small town of 1,063 people in Lassen County, California. It's about 57 miles from Chico, CA and 123 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $974 a month.
1,063people
$147kTypical home
$974/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
102"Snow
279Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,063
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 57 mi to Chico, CA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$927/mo)
- Median rent $974/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (169 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 102" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (432 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (619 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to RDD airport
- 86 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,141 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of California districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lassen County: R+54 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
- Low heat wave risk
- 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.