Douglas CityCA
A town of 1,060, settled in 1859. Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Douglas City a good place to live?
Douglas City’s best subject grade is an A+ for schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Douglas City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Douglas City stand out
Where Douglas City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,060 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Douglas City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Douglas City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Douglas City: who provides what
Douglas City is unincorporated, so Trinity 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 Douglas City.
Douglas City’s schools rank ahead of 97% of California districts
Its one school is below. The Douglas City Elementary school district runs its public schools. 162 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas City ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 162 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests
A home in Douglas City is worth about $285K, on Zillow’s estimate
Home values are down 2.2% over the year to September 2026. In Douglas City, two thirds of households are owner-occupiers, where California’s towns sit at 64% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The FEMA risk score in Douglas City is higher than in the typical California or U.S. town
53% of Douglas City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 42%. One declared disaster, in 2020, has brought federal aid to Douglas City households. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Douglas City than in most of California or the rest of the country
Among adults in Douglas City, 20% worry about having enough food. In Douglas City, 17% of adults have diabetes, above both California’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (12%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Douglas City is ahead of California on 2 and behind on 17.
| Douglas City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Douglas City | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.6% | 71.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Douglas City has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Weaverville (28%), Redding (8%) and Lewiston (6%). Just 1% of Douglas City’s working residents have a job in town. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 29%. Half commute less than 33 miles.
| Douglas City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 29% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Douglas City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Shasta–Trinity National Forest and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Douglas City. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National forestShasta–Trinity National Forest
6 mi MuseumWeaverville Joss House State Historic Park
11 mi National Recreation AreaWhiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area764K visitors a year
29 mi MuseumTurtle Bay Exploration Park
29 mi TheatreCascade Theatre
29 mi GardenMcConnell Arboretum & Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Shasta–Trinity National Forest: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area: RoyalMayfair, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Turtle Bay Exploration Park: DimiTalen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cascade Theatre: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: Daderot, CC0
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Everything we know about Douglas City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Douglas City; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Douglas City residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Douglas City for work
Where Douglas City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Douglas City
Place in California, United States
Douglas City is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, California, United States. First settled during the California Gold Rush, Douglas City sits at an elevation of 2,152 feet (656 m). The ZIP Code is 96024. The community is inside area code 530. Its population is 868 as of the 2020 census, up from 713 from the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Douglas City as a census-designated place (CDP). The Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area is nearby.
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- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,152 ft
- ZIP code
- 96024
Questions about Douglas City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Douglas City, CA a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Douglas City, CA expensive?
Yes. That is 5.4 years of the area's median household income ($53,002 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.