Junction CityCA
A town of 1,190, settled in 1861. Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Junction City a good place to live?
Junction City’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Junction City’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, against 28 minutes in California’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 20 of California’s 1,064 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. 30% of the land in Junction City is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Trinity Alps Wilderness, at 180 acres. Junction City has 1 place on the National Register. Junction City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Junction City stand out
Where Junction City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,190 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Junction City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Junction City is from typical.
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Moving to Junction City: who provides what
Junction 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 Junction City.
A typical Junction City home is worth about $222K
The typical Junction City home is worth about $222,000, down 14.5% in a year, 71% below the California typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Junction City’s schools rank ahead of 94% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Junction City Elementary school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 65 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Junction City is higher
Junction City’s FEMA risk score is 100 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Junction City has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
7.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Junction City is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trinity Alps Wilderness | 0.5 mi | 180 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of adults in Junction City have high blood pressure than in the typical California or U.S. town
42% of adults have high blood pressure in Junction City. Junction City beats the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 15% of adults have diabetes in Junction City.
| Junction City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Junction City | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Junction City’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Junction City for work: only 6% work in town. 16% of Junction City residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Junction City grew to 57 in 2023, 31 more than in 2013.
| Junction City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Junction City, expect mild winters and hot summers
Junction City has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 34° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Junction City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Junction City; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Junction City residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
94% of working residents leave Junction City for work
Where Junction City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Junction City
Census-designated place in California, United States
Junction City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California, United States. Junction City sits at an elevation of 1,909 feet (582 m). Its population is 658 as of the 2020 census, down from 680 from the 2010 census. Junction City is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Weaverville. The Trinity River runs through the town and heads northwest from there. The ZIP Code is 96048. The community is served by area code 530.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,909 ft
- ZIP code
- 96048
Questions about Junction City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Junction City, CA a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Junction City, CA expensive?
Yes. That is 4.2 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−.