CA area data
Mount Shasta, CA
Mount Shasta, CA.
Population: 7,839 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $423,315
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- -0.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +9.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +59.6%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $438,225
- House Price Index
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 13
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,067/mo
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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
- Charter schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- drought, volcanicActivity, wildfire, avalanche, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 54.0°F
- Average high
- 68.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 58.1 in
- Annual snowfall
- 28.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 270
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 6
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Lava Beds National Monument (55 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Weed Airport (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -55 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Median annual property tax
- $2,696
- Households with broadband internet
- 69.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 9,955
- Average weekly wage
- $916
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 41
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