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

Weed places higher on 13 of 20 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

CRio DellSafer than 31% of U.S. towns C−WeedSafer than 22% of U.S. towns

Schools

CRio DellBetter than 28% of districts in the state B−WeedBetter than 50% of districts in the state

Health

C−Rio DellHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns C+WeedHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns

6Rio Dell

13Weed

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #389#231 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #490#341 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #52#211 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #754#598 SafestSafety · 411 towns #193#267 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #603#456 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #696#550 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #504#643

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Rio Dell$1,720/mo

Typical home $301K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,042/mo · Housing →

Weed$1,750/mo

Typical home $308K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Where they are

110 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rio DellCA WeedCA

Rio Dell ↔ Weed110 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

Rio DellWeed

People

Population 3,349Highest 2,737Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.3%Highest CA: +6.1% -3.5%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 35.2±7Lowest 7% below CA 36±4Highest 5% below CA

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

Kids under 18 26.5%±7.8Highest CA: 22% 22.3%±6.3Lowest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 15.7%±6.5Highest CA: 15.7% 14.3%±3.7Lowest CA: 15.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 11.6%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±3Lowest CA: 7.6% 13.7%±4Highest CA: 7.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,753±$14kHighest 57% below CA $38,854±$8kLowest 61% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $301,700±$53kHighest 59% below CA $259,600±$26kLowest 65% below CA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,042±$127Highest 49% below CA $788±$245Lowest 61% below CA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,637Highest 68% below CA $1,360Lowest 73% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 85.8%±18Highest CA: 55.3% 68.4%±15.7Lowest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 17.6%Lowest CA: 12% 33.6%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 56.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 48.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 1 yr newer than CA 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 31% below CA 17 minLowest 41% below CA

Work from home 14.2%±12.3Highest CA: 17.2% 3%±2.3Lowest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.5%Lowest 26.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 1.28Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Eureka (21%)Mount Shasta (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WeedFew work in Rio Dell

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 0.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 17.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 3.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.0Highest 36.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #490 of 574 in CA #341 of 574 in CA

School district Rio Dell ElementarySiskiyou Union High · Weed Union Elementary

High school in town None in townWeed 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.

Rio Dell vs Weed

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Where they part ways

Weed gets 89 more inches of snow a year

Weed places higher on 13 of 20 CA lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

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