City in California, United States

Loyalton

$296kMedian Home
337Days with 5+ hrs sun
62°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation702Center elevation4,951 ft
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The cold season is long. Most rain falls in winter. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

About Loyalton

Loyalton is the only incorporated city in Sierra County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 740, reflecting a decline of 29 from the 769 counted in 2010. The ZIP code for the community is 96118. The town is near the north extent of State Route 49, which ends at State Route 70 in Vinton. According to Rand-McNally, it is a fifty-mile drive on State Route 49 to the county seat, Downieville. Many of the population are ranchers, loggers, former loggers, or suburbanites who have relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, and growing Reno–Tahoe area.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Loyalton, California
Latitude39.68°
Longitude-120.24°
Population702
Center elevation4,951 ft

State Context

CaliforniaU.S. state

California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest U.S. state by population and third-largest by area.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.00% - 14.40%Avg sales tax: 8.85%Property tax: 0.69%Official school data available

About the Region

California

California contains multitudes in a way that makes any single characterization misleading. The Bay Area and Los Angeles operate as global city-states, with housing markets, income levels, and cultural gravity that put them in direct competition with London and Tokyo rather than with other American metros. Both have lost net domestic migrants to lower-cost states for most of the last decade — primarily to Texas, Arizona, and Nevada — though both also continue to be net draws for international migration and maintain labor markets of extraordinary depth and diversity.

But California's geography is vast. The Central Valley offers costs of living that rival the Midwest with driving distance to the Sierra Nevada; the North Coast is one of the most beautiful and least-crowded stretches of American coastline; and the smaller cities of the inland valleys represent genuinely different lifestyle profiles. For remote workers who can absorb the state income tax and housing cost, the combination of climate diversity, outdoor access, and cultural institution density remains difficult to replicate anywhere in the world.

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Nearby Parks & Nature

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People

City Profile

Median Age45 yrs
College Educated21%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home4%of workforce
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Housing Costs & Income

Housing
$296k
Median home price
Household Income
$71k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Walkability
26
School Rating
6.1/10
Internet
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The year

Climate Through the Year

Sunshine
337
days with 5+ hours of sun/year

Annual average of days with more than five hours of sunshine, not necessarily clear skies.

92% of the year
Avg High Temp
62°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Damp cool season
38% warm season / 72% cool season
Comfort Score
38/100
Challenging
Temp Swing
49°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
25"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
102"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
46
Good · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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damp cool season
Summer 38% · Winter 72% · Jul-Jan 33-75%
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Watchouts

Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
minimal
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
high
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
17 days
per year with AQI > 100
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