CuttenCA
A town of 3,550, settled in 1929.
Is Cutten a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Cutten grades B overall, 128th among California's 841 graded towns. Its public schools beat 83% of California towns on state tests and graduation and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $471K, 7.7 years of the Eureka area’s $61K median household income. Cutten’s July high is 65°F, below both the California town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. The biggest place to walk is McKay Community Forest, 79 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
What makes Cutten stand out
Where Cutten beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
97% of working residents leave Cutten for work
Where Cutten’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Cutten grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Cutten is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Cutten: who provides what
Cutten is unincorporated, so Humboldt County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cutten.
Cutten has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, has less no health insurance than most of California and has better schools than Pine Hills or any other neighbor.
Conserved land covers 11.9% of Cutten
5.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Cutten is 4.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McKay Community Forest | 1.2 mi | 79 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cutten’s grade for schools is an A−
Its A− is the best School Grade on its borders; Pine Hills (B+) is next. Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $471K.
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Northern United - Humboldt Charter, with 330 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winship MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 413 | C− |
| Northern United - Humboldt CharterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 330 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Cutten
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cutten’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with California is no health insurance: 5.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 10.6% statewide. Its A− for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Myrtletown (B−) comes closest.
19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Cutten. Cutten beats the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Cutten.
| Cutten | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Cutten | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cutten stands out in California and nationally, with the average trip to work shorter than most
The average commute for its 1,174 working residents takes 15.3 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Cutten’s average trip to work is 15 minutes. Most working residents leave Cutten for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Cutten grew to 531 in 2023, 34 more than in 2013.
| Cutten | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Cutten, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
January nights average 41.8°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 65°.
Cutten has warm winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than California overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). 20% of Cutten residents are 65 or older. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Cutten | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.9 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Cutten | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.1% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.7% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.5% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.3% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Cutten’s grade for cost of living is a D
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Redwood National Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cutten. Close and well known come first.
24 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a yearin town Zoo & aquariumSequoia Park Zoo
33 mi State parkHumboldt Redwoods State Park
7 mi MuseumArcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary
3 mi MuseumClarke Historical Museum
4 mi MuseumHumboldt Bay Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Humboldt Redwoods State Park: Jason Sturner, CC BY 2.0 · Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary: Monotropa_uniflora (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Clarke Historical Museum: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Cutten
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cutten
About 4 of every 100 Cutten residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Cutten
Census-designated place in California, United States
Cutten, a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California, United States, is an unincorporated community, which is part of Greater Eureka. The city was named for David Page Cutten and his family, who were prominent figures in the history of Humboldt County during the early 1850s. Cutten is located 2.5 miles (4 km) south-southeast of downtown Eureka, at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m). Its population is 3,223 as of the 2020 census, up from 3,108 from the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 200 ft
- ZIP code
- 95534
- Area code
- 707
Cutten’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Cutten.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Myrtletown (D) comes closest.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutten | #128 | B | D | — | A− | A− |
| Eureka | #769 | D− | D | D− | B− | C+ |
| Myrtletown | #660 | D | D | — | C+ | B− |
| Pine Hills | #665 | D | D− | — | B+ | C− |
Cutten, Myrtletown and Pine Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cutten with a neighbor →
Questions about Cutten
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cutten, CA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Cutten grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #128 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Cutten, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $471,000, 38% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.