Rankings · How Mount Shasta ranks in CA
Mount Shasta ranks #11 in California for a top hospital nearby
Mount Shasta is ranked on 35 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
Lists ranked on
35
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #11 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 11% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Colder winters than 98% of California
Not better or worse, just Mount Shasta’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 98% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
27.1° January low
Shorter growing season than 98% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
143 days between frosts
More seniors than 97% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
33.9% of residents are 65+
Older than 92% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
51.2 median age
Wetter than 92% of CA towns
DrierWetter
36 in of rain + melted snow a year
More vacation homes than 91% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
8.7% of homes are seasonal
More snow than 89% of CA towns
Less snowMore snow
89 in of snow a year
Fewer kids than 82% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.1% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 54% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
88.4° July high
Faster-rising prices than 54% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+44.6% in home prices, 5 years
Where it shines
The lists Mount Shasta does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mount Shasta marked.
At a glance
Mount Shasta lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Mount Shasta’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Mount Shasta does best come first.
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