HoopaCA
A town of 2,233, settled in 1895.
Is Hoopa a good place to live?
The best of Hoopa’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Hoopa’s average trip to work is 14 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 11 of California’s 1,058 towns score higher on cost of living. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. On the outdoors, just 57 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Hoopa Valley Adobe is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hoopa has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Hoopa grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Hoopa is from typical.
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Redwood National Park and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hoopa. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a year
29 mi State parkPrairie Creek Redwoods State Park31 mi Zoo & aquariumSequoia Park Zoo
26 mi MuseumArcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary
31 mi MuseumClarke Historical Museum
31 mi MuseumHumboldt Bay Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain · 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
Moving to Hoopa: who provides what
Hoopa 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 Hoopa.
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Hoopa than in most of California or the rest of the country
26% of Hoopa adults smoke cigarettes, where California’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 14%. 43% of Hoopa adults sleep under 7 hours. Hoopa beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23.
| Hoopa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hoopa | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.8% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.6% | 7.3% |
| More smokers | 25.5% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Hoopa fall behind 77% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoopa Valley ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 363 | – |
| Hoopa Valley HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 265 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Hoopa
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Hoopa, expect mild winters and hot summers
Hoopa has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Hoopa is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in three of Hoopa’s working residents work in town
66% of Hoopa’s working residents work right in town. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Hoopa. The top destinations are Eureka (7%), Arcata (4%) and Willow Creek (2%).
| Hoopa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hoopa, the median rent runs lower than in the typical California or U.S. town
Hoopa’s median rent is $887 a month.
| Hoopa | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Hoopa
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hoopa; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Hoopa residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Questions about Hoopa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hoopa, CA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $249,000, 67% 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 A−.