SalyerCA
A town of 487, settled in 1918.
Is Salyer a good place to live?
44% of the land in Salyer is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Salyer has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Salyer stand out
Where Salyer beats most towns.
487 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Salyer: who provides what
Salyer 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 Salyer.
The typical home in Salyer: about $251K
Values fell 8.7% in the year to September 2026. 45% of Salyer households own their home, where California’s towns sit at 64% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Salyer has 2.2 jobs for every working resident, and 150 people commute in
Since 2013, Salyer has added 142 jobs, to 151 in 2023. For most workers, Salyer is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The mean commuting time for Salyer comes to 21 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 42 miles.
| Salyer | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Salyer, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical California or U.S. town
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Salyer once, in 2021. Expected losses in Salyer break down as 48% from inland flooding and 40% from wildfires.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Protected land: nearly a third of Salyer
3.3 miles of trail. Salyer’s concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Salyer
In Salyer, the typical July afternoon high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Salyer is
The share of adults in Salyer who say their health is fair or poor: 28%. Against the California average, Salyer comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13.
| Salyer | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Salyer | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.6% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Salyer
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Salyer; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Salyer residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Every workday, about 150 people come to Salyer for work
Where Salyer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Salyer
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salyer, CA a good place to live?
Salyer has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.