CA area data
French Gulch, CA
French Gulch, CA.
Population: 172 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- inlandFlooding, wildfire, drought, earthquake, heatWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 61.0°F
- Average high
- 73.0°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 42.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 268
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (5 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Benton Field (BZF) (12 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 5
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.3 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Median annual property tax
- $343
- Households with broadband internet
- 12.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 55,552
- Average weekly wage
- $1,043
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 134
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