CA area data
Mad River, CA
Mad River, CA.
Population: 586 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $242,625
- 1-year appreciation
- -5.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- -30.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- -40.8%
- All-time peak (2022-06)
- $414,740
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- landslide, wildfire, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 70.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 31
- Days with Good air quality
- 209
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 3
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (49 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Dinsmore Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Murray Field (EKA) (40 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -55 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $1,404
- Households with broadband internet
- 4.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,728
- Average weekly wage
- $968
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 21
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