Humboldt HillCA
A town of 3,551. Home to College of the Redwoods.
Is Humboldt Hill a good place to live?
Humboldt Hill earns a D, 657th of 841 graded towns in California. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 66% of U.S. towns. Humboldt Hill’s July high is 64°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Humboldt Hill is home to College of the Redwoods. The typical home is worth about $406K, 6.6 years of the Eureka area’s $61K median household income.
What makes Humboldt Hill stand out
Where Humboldt Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
College of the Redwoods calls Humboldt Hill home
How Humboldt Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Humboldt Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Humboldt Hill: who provides what
Humboldt Hill 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 Humboldt Hill.
Humboldt Hill has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Humboldt Hill
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Humboldt Hill’s schools trail 71% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the South Bay Union Elementary school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bay ElementaryLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 141 | D |
| Academy of the RedwoodsLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 154 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests
About half of Humboldt Hill’s working residents commute to Eureka
Jobs based here fell from 1,023 in 2013 to 814. The average commute for its 1,216 working residents takes 17.3 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most working residents leave Humboldt Hill for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Humboldt Hill is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Humboldt Hill has lost 209 jobs, to 814 in 2023.
| Humboldt Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Humboldt Hill
January nights average 42.2°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 64°.
Humboldt Hill has warm winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Humboldt Hill’s January low is 42°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Humboldt Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elk River Wildlife Area | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Humboldt Hill are healthier than 51% of U.S. towns
Humboldt Hill beats the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of adults report frequent mental distress in Humboldt Hill.
| Humboldt Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Humboldt Hill | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 10.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Humboldt Hill sells for about $479K
70.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
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 Humboldt Hill. Close and well known come first.
28 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a year5 mi Zoo & aquariumSequoia Park Zoo
31 mi State parkHumboldt Redwoods State Park
11 mi MuseumArcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary
6 mi MuseumClarke Historical Museum
in town GardenHumboldt Botanical GardensPhoto 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 Botanical Gardens: Jennie Sperling, Public domain
Everything we know about Humboldt Hill
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Humboldt Hill
About 8 of every 100 Humboldt Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
96% of working residents leave Humboldt Hill for work
Where Humboldt Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Humboldt Hill
Census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, U.S.
Humboldt Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California, United States. Humboldt Hill rises to an elevation of 636 feet (194 m). The population was 3,498 at the 2020 census, up from 3,414 at the 2010 census. The area is in the 95503 zip code and part of unincorporated Eureka.
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- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 194 ft
- ZIP code
- 95503
- Area code
- 707
Humboldt Hill’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Humboldt Hill.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Hill | #657 | D | D− | — | C | B− |
| Pine Hills | #665 | D | D− | — | B+ | C− |
| Fields Landing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Humboldt Hill and Pine Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Fields Landing isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Humboldt Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Humboldt Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Humboldt Hill, CA a good place to live?
Humboldt Hill grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #657 of 841 in California. It grades B− for health and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Humboldt Hill, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $407,000, 47% 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−.