Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,537.
Westhaven-Moonstone’s best subject grades are a B+ for health and schools; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Westhaven-Moonstone’s typical July afternoon high is 65°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with tsunamis at the top. Only 7 of the 848 California towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Westhaven-Moonstone. Westhaven-Moonstone’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Westhaven-Moonstone has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Westhaven-Moonstone’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 Westhaven-Moonstone is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,109 in 1990, 1,187 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1972 and 3 maps from 1945 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westhaven-Moonstone. Close and well known come first.
7 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a year
26 mi State parkPrairie Creek Redwoods State Park18 mi Zoo & aquariumSequoia Park Zoo
12 mi MuseumArcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary
17 mi MuseumClarke Historical Museum
16 mi MuseumHumboldt Bay Maritime MuseumRedwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain · Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary: Monotropa_uniflora (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Clarke Historical Museum: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Westhaven-Moonstone 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Westhaven-Moonstone.
Expected losses in Westhaven-Moonstone break down as 53% from tsunamis and 25% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles. Westhaven-Moonstone’s median household income stands at $67,000. The top destinations are Eureka (20%), Arcata (19%) and McKinleyville (14%).
| Westhaven-Moonstone | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the California average, Westhaven-Moonstone comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. 30% of Westhaven-Moonstone adults feel lonely. In Westhaven-Moonstone, 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 20% get no exercise outside work.
| Westhaven-Moonstone | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.7% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Westhaven-Moonstone | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 65°, January nights drop to 41° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 0.8 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moonstone County Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 3. Little River State Beach | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The going rate for rent for Westhaven-Moonstone comes to $2,500 a month. Among households here, 66% own their home.
| Westhaven-Moonstone | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,500 a month | $1,896 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Westhaven-Moonstone
About 3 of every 100 Westhaven-Moonstone residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Westhaven-Moonstone is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Humboldt County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,187, down from 1,205 at the 2010 census.
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One town shares a border with Westhaven-Moonstone.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhaven-Moonstone | — | — | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| McKinleyville | #538 | C− | D− | — | B | B |
Westhaven-Moonstone has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Westhaven-Moonstone and McKinleyville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Westhaven-Moonstone with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $598,000, 21% 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.
