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Yreka is a big small town of 7,820 people in Siskiyou County, California. It's about 44 miles from Medford, OR and 227 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $987 a month.
7,820people
$263kTypical home
$987/moRent
92° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
271Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,820
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 227 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 44 mi to Medford, OR
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,660/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (713 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,736 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MFR airport
- 215 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,035 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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