A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Anderson$2,000/mo

Typical home $339K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $962/mo · Housing →

Yreka$1,460/mo

Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $987/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Anderson and Yreka.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Anderson places higher on 12 of 22 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

DAndersonSafer than 12% of U.S. towns –YrekaNot graded

Schools

CAndersonBetter than 33% of districts in the state C−YrekaBetter than 24% of districts in the state

Health

C+AndersonHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns C−YrekaHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns

12Anderson

8Yreka

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #110#615 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #456#693 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #291#439 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #456#603 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #502#633 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #325#264 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #170#257 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #625#731

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Anderson’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AndersonYreka

Snow a year1″12″

January low—27°F

July high—93°F

Growing season (days)—169d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 85th

Outdoors & history

AndersonYreka

Trails14 mi 14 mi

Conserved land8.2%3.5%

Settled1956 1857

National Register places—3

Archive photos2 6

Famous people born here—10

Community

AndersonYreka

Library hours a week40 hrs 25 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AndersonCA YrekaCA

Anderson ↔ Yreka90 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

AndersonYreka

People

Population 11,255Highest 7,820Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14%Highest CA: +6.1% +0.5%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 37.9±1.8Lowest about the CA average 39.6±3.4Highest 4% above CA

Yreka and Anderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.7%±3.8Highest CA: 22% 25.2%±4.4Lowest CA: 22%

Anderson and Yreka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.2%±2.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 24.7%±3.8Highest CA: 15.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 19%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.7Highest CA: 7.6% 4.5%±1.8Lowest CA: 7.6%

Anderson and Yreka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,375±$7kHighest 52% below CA $43,982±$11kLowest 56% below CA

Anderson and Yreka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $283,000±$15kHighest 61% below CA $263,200±$23kLowest 64% below CA

Anderson and Yreka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $962±$130Lowest 53% below CA $987±$79Highest 52% below CA

Yreka and Anderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,186Highest 57% below CA $1,605Lowest 69% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.3%±7.9Highest CA: 55.3% 65.7%±11.3Lowest CA: 55.3%

Anderson and Yreka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 21.2%Highest CA: 12% 17%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58.1%Highest CA: 55.9% 56.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than CA 1976Lowest same as CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 31% below CA 16 minLowest 45% below CA

Work from home 11.5%±4.6Highest CA: 17.2% 5.2%±3.2Lowest CA: 17.2%

Anderson and Yreka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 13.3%Lowest 52.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 2.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.01Lowest 1.46Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Redding (43%)Redding (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in YrekaFew work in Anderson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 8.2%Highest 3.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 13.9 miLowest 14.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.9 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.2Highest 37.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #265 of 574 in CA #254 of 574 in CA

School district Anderson Union High · Cascade Union ElementarySiskiyou ROP · Yreka Union Elementary

High school in town Anderson HighYreka High

Students per teacherat that high school 22.6Highest 17.4Lowest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Anderson vs Yreka

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Anderson

Anderson places higher on 12 of 22 CA lists

What daily life feels like in each

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