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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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

–McClellan ParkNot graded C−WeedSafer than 22% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−McClellan ParkBetter than 54% of districts in the state B−WeedBetter than 50% of districts in the state

Health

C−McClellan ParkHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns C+WeedHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns

Where they are

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

McClellan ParkCA WeedCA

McClellan Park ↔ Weed197 miles apart

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Only big differences vs California average

McClellan ParkWeed

People

Population 1,486Lowest 2,737Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24.6%Highest CA: +6.1% -3.5%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 25.2±3.5Lowest 34% below CA 36±4Highest 5% below CA

Kids under 18 34.3%±2Highest CA: 22% 22.3%±6.3Lowest CA: 22%

Age 65+ 1.3%±3.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 14.3%±3.7Highest CA: 15.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Highest CA: 37.1% 11.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.3%±7.3Lowest CA: 7.6% 13.7%±4Highest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $23,750±$13kLowest 76% below CA $38,854±$8kHighest 61% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $259,600±$26k 65% below CA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,888±$744Highest 7% below CA $788±$245Lowest 61% below CA

Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,360 73% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.4%±23.3Lowest CA: 55.3% 68.4%±15.7Highest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 34.1%Highest CA: 12% 33.6%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 0%Lowest CA: 55.9% 48.8%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than CA 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 8% below CA 17 minLowest 41% below CA

Work from home 2.5%±3Lowest CA: 17.2% 3%±2.3Highest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.7%Lowest 26.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 23.48Highest 1.28Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Sacramento (18%)Mount Shasta (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WeedFew work in McClellan Park

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6% 0.6%

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 17.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 3.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.5Lowest 36.7Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#341 of 574 in CA

School district —Siskiyou Union High · Weed Union Elementary

High school in town —Weed High

Students per teacherat that high school — 14.5

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.

McClellan Park vs Weed

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Weed gets 89 more inches of snow a year

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