CA area data
Essex, CA
Essex, CA.
Population: 105 (Census ACS)
The median home value (Census ACS) in Essex, CA is $370,800. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very High, with earthquake, inland flooding, landslide the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.7% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$370,800
Median home value (Census)
Very High
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value (Census)
- $370,800
- House Price Index (state)
- 423.4 (-0.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,605/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,705/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,103/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,771/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $3,336/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)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very High
- Top hazards (county)
- earthquake, inland flooding, landslide, wildfire, heat wave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- wildfire: Very High · landslide: Very High · earthquake: Very High · inland flooding: Very High · heat wave: Relatively High · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 93% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 19.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
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)
- Annual precipitation
- 4.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 77
- Days with Good air quality
- 46
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 209
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 39
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 207
Source: EPA annual air quality index (county-level)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Mojave National Preserve (37 mi)
- National parks include
- Mojave National Preserve, Joshua Tree National Park, Castle Mountains National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 2
- Nearest airport
- Cadiz Airstrip (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field (39 mi)
- Hospitals in or near this ZIP
- 2
- Hospitals include
- NH Twentynine Palms, LOMA LINDA VA MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data (same ZIP, else within ~40 mi) · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1957
- Housing built before 1970
- 61.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 2.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $989
- Households with broadband internet
- 0.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 710,949
- Average weekly wage
- $1,150
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6,240
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the median home value in Essex, CA?
- $370,800 (Census ACS).
- What is typical rent in Essex, CA?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $2,103/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Essex, CA?
- Overall risk: Very High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: earthquake, inland flooding, landslide, wildfire, heat wave.
- What is the wildfire risk in Essex, CA?
- Risk to homes is higher than 93% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Essex, CA?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Essex, CA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Essex, CA?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 77. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Essex, CA?
- Regional Price Parity: 110.7 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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