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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

Where they are

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WeedCA McClellan ParkCA

Weed ↔ McClellan Park197 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

WeedMcClellan Park

People

Population 2,737Highest 1,486Lowest

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

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

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

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

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

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.7%±4Highest CA: 7.6% 12.3%±7.3Lowest 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 $38,854±$8kHighest 61% below CA $23,750±$13kLowest 76% 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 $788±$245Lowest 61% below CA $1,888±$744Highest 7% below CA

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.4%±15.7Highest CA: 55.3% 61.4%±23.3Lowest 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 33.6%Lowest CA: 12% 34.1%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 3%±2.3Highest CA: 17.2% 2.5%±3Lowest 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 26.5%Highest 5.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McClellan ParkFew work in Weed

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6% 0.6%

Trailsmapped miles 17.9 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

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

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

Deciding?

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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.

Weed vs McClellan Park

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Weed gets 89 more inches of snow a year

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