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About Dunsmuir
City in California, United StatesDunsmuir is a city in Siskiyou County, California. It is on the upper Sacramento River. Its population is 1,707 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,650 at the 2010 census. Dunsmuir is currently a hub for tourism in Northern California, with Interstate 5 passing through it. Visitors enjoy fishing, skiing, climbing, or sight-seeing. During the steam locomotive railroad era, it was the site of an important Central Pacific (and later Southern Pacific) railroad yard, where extra steam locomotives were added to assist trains on the grade to the north.
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Housing in Dunsmuir
The typical Dunsmuir home is worth about $233,000, down 1.4% in a year, 70% below the California typical home.
Safety in Dunsmuir
Safety Grade B
Dunsmuir reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Dunsmuir
All Dunsmuir schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Dunsmuir’s kids attend trail 85% of California’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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