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%

Yreka$1,460/mo

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

Anderson$2,000/mo

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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

8Yreka

12Anderson

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

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

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Yreka’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

YrekaAnderson

Snow a year12″1″

January low27°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)169d —

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

Outdoors & history

YrekaAnderson

Trails14 mi 14 mi

Conserved land3.5%8.2%

Settled1857 1956

National Register places3 —

Archive photos6 2

Famous people born here10 —

Community

YrekaAnderson

Library hours a week25 hrs 40 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.

YrekaCA AndersonCA

Yreka ↔ Anderson90 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

YrekaAnderson

People

Population 7,820Lowest 11,255Highest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.8Lowest CA: 7.6% 4.9%±1.7Highest 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 $43,982±$11kLowest 56% below CA $47,375±$7kHighest 52% 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 $263,200±$23kLowest 64% below CA $283,000±$15kHighest 61% 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 $987±$79Highest 52% below CA $962±$130Lowest 53% 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 $1,605Lowest 69% below CA $2,186Highest 57% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.7%±11.3Lowest CA: 55.3% 69.3%±7.9Highest 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 17%Lowest CA: 12% 21.2%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 5.2%±3.2Lowest CA: 17.2% 11.5%±4.6Highest 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 52.8%Highest 13.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AndersonFew work in Yreka

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Lowest 8.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 14.3 miHighest 13.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miLowest 1.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 2Lowest

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

Schools

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

School district Siskiyou ROP · Yreka Union ElementaryAnderson Union High · Cascade Union Elementary

High school in town Yreka HighAnderson High

Students per teacherat that high school 17.4Lowest 22.6Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Yreka vs Anderson

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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