CA area data
Beckwourth, CA
Beckwourth, CA.
Population: 306 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Beckwourth, CA is $370,413 — up 3.3% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with wildfire, earthquake, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 13.3% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$370,413
Median home value
+3.3%
1-year change
Relatively Moderate
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $370,413
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- +5.8%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $375,918
- House Price Index (state)
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 113.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
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)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- wildfire, earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively Moderate · volcanicActivity: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 98% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 70.1%
- 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 flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 51.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 48
- Days with Good air quality
- 188
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 162
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 7
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 253
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- Nervino Airport (NVN) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) (34 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Hospitals include
- SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL - PORTOLA CAMPUS, PLUMAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.1 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,995
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 42.8%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,932
- Households with broadband internet
- 0.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,102
- Average weekly wage
- $1,005
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 39
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| Beckwourth | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $370,413 | $702,573 | $289,727 |
| Median annual property tax | $1,932 | $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.
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Common questions
- What is the median home value in Beckwourth, CA?
- $370,413.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Beckwourth, CA?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: wildfire, earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in Beckwourth, CA?
- 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 Beckwourth, CA?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Beckwourth, CA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Beckwourth, CA?
- Good. Median AQI: 48. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Beckwourth, CA?
- Regional Price Parity: 113.3 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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