Humboldt HillCA
It is a town of 3,551 residents in California. Home to College of the Redwoods.
Is Humboldt Hill a good place to live?
Humboldt Hill’s lowest grade is for cost of living — the typical home is worth about $406K, 6.6 years of the Eureka area’s $61K median household income. The town’s overall grade of D puts it better than 7% of U.S. towns, 657th of 841 in California. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Walkability is its strong suit (B+) — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 66% of U.S. towns. This California town is home to College of the Redwoods. Its midsummer high is 64°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for incomes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
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.
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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.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Humboldt Hill, mostly earthquakes
Expected losses in Humboldt Hill break down as 47% from earthquakes and 36% from tsunamis.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Humboldt Hill’s schools trail 71% of California districts
The South Bay Union Elementary school district runs its public schools. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The 3 public schools in Humboldt Hill teach 339 students between them.
| 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.
For residents in Humboldt Hill, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s typical journey to work stands at 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
In Humboldt Hill, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical California or U.S. town
January nights average 42.2°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 64°.
Snow almost never falls. For Humboldt Hill, the January low is 42°F. Winters in the town are warm and summers cool, with plenty of rain.
| Humboldt Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 64°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 42°F | 40°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 0.6% of Humboldt Hill
Trails total 1.9 miles in 1 park or preserve. The density of trails in Humboldt Hill is 0.5 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 16 acres in the town.
| 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
In Humboldt Hill, 72% of adults had a checkup this year. The town does better than the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9.
| 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 $421K
70.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
Humboldt Hill’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,896 a month. Among households here, 66% own their home.
| Humboldt Hill | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,896 a month | $1,897 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- 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−.