Area data
Dunsmuir, CA — ZIP 96025
Population: 1,906 (Census ACS)
The typical home value in ZIP 96025 (Dunsmuir, CA) is $232,672 — down 1.3% over the past year. Homes sell for a median $255,000 after a median 80 days on market. Typical rent runs $1,150/month. 3 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with drought, volcanic activity, wildfire the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.7% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$232,672
Typical home value
-1.3%
1-year change
80
Median days on market
Relatively Moderate
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Typical home value
- $232,672
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- -6.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- -2.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +72.5%
- Peak value since 2000 (Jun 2022)
- $261,739
- House Price Index (state)
- 423.4 (-0.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $255,000
- Median list price
- $279,000
- Median price per sqft
- $193
- 1-year sale-price change
- +2.4%
- Median days on market
- 80 days
- Homes sold (recent period)
- 7
- For-sale inventory
- 26
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 92.4%
- Active listings
- 23
- New listings (monthly)
- 6
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,150/mo
- Studio fair-market rent
- $953/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $959/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,254/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,736/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,984/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 2
- Avg student-teacher ratio
- 8.8 : 1
- School districts serving the area
- Dunsmuir Elementary, Dunsmuir Joint Union High
- Schools include
- Dunsmuir Elementary, Dunsmuir High, Dunsmuir Joint Union High Community Day
Source: NCES school directory, 2024-25 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- drought, volcanic activity, wildfire, avalanche, inland flooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively High · wildfire: Relatively High · volcanic activity: Relatively High · avalanche: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Moderate · winter weather: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 98% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 62.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- J.H. Baxter & Co. (1.7 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA NFIP flood-insurance claims (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 54.0°F
- Average high
- 68.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 63.3 in
- Annual snowfall
- 26.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8a (extreme annual low 10 to 15°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 284
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 75
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 166
Source: EPA annual air quality index (county-level)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Lava Beds National Monument (50 mi)
- National parks include
- Lava Beds National Monument, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
- Airports within 30 mi
- 10
- Nearest airport
- Weed Airport (4 mi)
- Hospitals in or near this ZIP
- 2
- Hospitals include
- FAIRCHILD MEDICAL CENTER, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF MT SHASTA
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data (same ZIP, else within ~40 mi) · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- -55 tax filers
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration (county-level; published with a multi-year lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1946
- Housing built before 1970
- 77.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 3.0%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,736
- Mean commute to work
- 17 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 9,601
- Average weekly wage
- $989
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 41
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 96025 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical home value | $232,672 | $695,380 | $288,527 |
| Median sale price | $255,000 | $696,000 | $325,000 |
| Median days on market | 80 days | 39 days | 51 days |
| Typical rent | $1,150/mo | $2,786/mo | $1,809/mo |
| Median annual property tax | $1,736 | $4,533 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the typical home value in ZIP 96025?
- $232,672.
- What is the median sale price in ZIP 96025?
- $255,000.
- How long do homes take to sell in ZIP 96025?
- Median days on market: 80 days.
- What is typical rent in ZIP 96025?
- Typical rent: $1,150/month.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 96025?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought, volcanic activity, wildfire, avalanche, inland flooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 96025?
- Risk to homes is higher than 98% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 96025?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 96025?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: J.H. Baxter & Co., 1.7 mi.
- How many schools serve ZIP 96025?
- 3 schools (1 elementary, 2 high) (NCES, 2024-25).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 96025?
- Good. Median AQI: 37. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 96025?
- Regional Price Parity: 110.7 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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