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Whitmore is a tiny town of 207 people in Shasta County, California. It's about 23 miles from Redding, CA and 143 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $1k a month.
207people
$364kTypical home
$1,317/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
7"Snow
279Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 207
- Part of a metro area
- About 32 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 23 mi to Redding, CA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,297/mo)
- Median rent $1,317/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (169 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RDD airport
- 134 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,985 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shasta County: R+37 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.