A town of 2,681, settled in 1901. A typical home worth about $180K.
The 3 things Alturas does most differently from other towns.
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The typical Alturas home is worth about $180,000, up 3.9% in a year, 76% below the California typical home.
56% of Alturas’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Cedarville (3%), Redding (2%) and Susanville (2%). Half commute less than 1 miles.
Alturas beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| What stands out | Alturas | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 16.2% | 10.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 5.6% |
Alturas reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
2.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rotary Youth Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Warner Street Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | — | 3 |
The public schools Alturas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alturas Elementary | K–5 | 333 | B− |
| Modoc Middle | 6–8 | 172 | B− |
| High Desert Community Day | 6–10 | 3 | Not graded |
| Modoc High | 9–12 | 245 | C |
| Warner High | 9–12 | 13 | Not graded |
| Modoc County ROP | 9–12 | — | Not graded |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
Alturas has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Alturas on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Alturas.
City in California, United States
Alturas (Spanish for "Heights"; Achumawi: Kasalektawi) is the only incorporated city in Modoc County, California, United States, of which it is also the county seat. Located in the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California, the city had a population of 2,715 at the 2020 census. Alturas is located at the confluence of the south and north forks of the Pit River, east of the center of Modoc County, at an elevation of 4,370 feet (1,330 m). Alturas is one of the largest cities in the region and a local economic hub.
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One town shares a border with Alturas.
