Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,604, settled in 1905.
Los Molinos’ weakest subject grade is a D− for incomes. 34% of residents live below the poverty line in Los Molinos, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 9 of California’s 1,056 towns score lower on incomes. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. The biggest park or preserve is Mill Creek Park, at 48 acres. Los Molinos has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Los Molinos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Los Molinos is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,241 in 1980, 2,098 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1905 on.
Los Molinos is unincorporated, so Tehama 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Los Molinos.
The typical Los Molinos home is worth about $313,000, up 5.5% in a year, 59% below the California typical home. At $1,113 a month, Los Molinos’ median rent is below California’s towns ($1,896 a month) and close to U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 57% of households own their home in Los Molinos.
| Los Molinos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,113 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 57% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Los Molinos Unified school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Molinos ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 266 | C+ |
| Los Molinos HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 203 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
19% of Los Molinos adults smoke cigarettes. Los Molinos beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 33% of Los Molinos adults get no exercise outside work.
| Los Molinos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Los Molinos | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75% | 71.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Los Molinos for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Los Molinos grew to 469 in 2023, 139 more than in 2013. Los Molinos’ average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Los Molinos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Los Molinos has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Los Molinos is 97°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Los Molinos | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mill Creek Park | — | 48 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Los Molinos; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Los Molinos residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Los Molinos (Spanish for "The Mills") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tehama County, California, United States. The population was 2,098 at the 2020 census, up from 2,037 at the 2010 census.
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That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($63,784 across the Red Bluff, CA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.