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c. 1864
Colfax, looking East. Cape Horn 4 miles, Giant's Gap 20 miles distant.Alternate Title: Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Moun…, c. 1864
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About Colfax
City in California, United StatesColfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,995 at the 2020 census. The town is named in honor of U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax (1869–73), a bronze statue of whom stands at Railroad Street and Grass Valley Street. (This is one of two known statues of Schuyler Colfax in the United States, the other located in Indianapolis, Indiana.) Some of the town's notable features include the newly restored Southern Pacific Railroad colonnade-style depot (which houses the Colfax Museum and Chamber of Commerce) built in 1905, the downtown shops on Main Street, and Colfax High School, which serves a large surrounding area.
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The typical Colfax home is worth about $499,000, up 2.6% in a year, 35% below the California typical home.
Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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