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40.69° N · 122.03° W · GEOID 0653140

Oak Run

Shasta County, California · part of the Redding, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income

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The short answer

Oak Run is home to 596 people. Median household income is $72,636 a year and median rent is $578 a month, 9.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $341,000, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$578
58% below the median place
Median household income
$72,636
10% below the median place
Median home value
$341,000
7% above the median place
Unemployment
6.3%
29% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Oak Run

  • Median rent is $578 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 655 California places.
  • Public schools here have 26 students per teacher, more than in 99% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.62 people, larger than in 97% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,295 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 31.2 years old, younger than in 93% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 93 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Oak Run

Shasta County gains about 1.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,513
Moved out6,329
Net+184

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Shasta County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Shasta County report $66,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$23,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $578 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,873 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $341,000.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 9.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Richfield, UT matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$59,157
16% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.8%
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureOak RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.8%16% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,2696% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$59,15716% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Oak Run9.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$23,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.5%
53% below the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
23% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
10%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Oak Run, $578 a month, and local prices for everything else (103.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
71.4%
8% above the median place
Median year built1
1982
0% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureOak RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$57858% below
Rent to income19.5%53% below
Property tax rate10.9%3% above
Home price to income14.7x23% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.70% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5812% below
HUD area median income4County figure$97,10010% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,2211% below
Median home value1$341,0007% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure29.2%43% below
Homeownership171.4%8% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.4%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8730% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$15,231
62% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
20% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOak RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$72,63610% below
Income per person1$15,23162% below
Unemployment1County figure6.3%29% above
Average annual pay6County figure$61,2187% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs6County figure71,66452% below
Poverty rate1County figure13.3%23% above
Mean commute1County figure20 min20% below
Works from home1County figure9.7%22% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.6, 45% above the median place.

Household size1
3.6
45% above the median place
Median age1
31.2
20% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.5%
6% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureOak RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15966646th largest
Median age131.220% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure23.8%26% below
High school or higher1County figure92.1%0% below
Household size13.645% above
Born abroad1County figure5.0%43% below
No health insurance1County figure6.5%2% above
Homes with broadband197.5%6% above
05

Life in Oak Run

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Phillips Brothers Mill listed 2002

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.6 −6%
Shops34.1 +13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.0 +19%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
1
89% below the median place
Public school students10
26
99% below the median place
Students per teacher10
26.0
69% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureOak RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10189% below
Public school students102699% below
Students per teacher1026.069% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.66% below
Shops per 10k8County figure34.113% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.019% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
National Register listings9192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 15.4, 81% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Oak Run. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
15.4
81% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
99.5
62% above the median place
July average high11
91°F
5% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureOak RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure91°F5% above
January average low11County figure32°F28% above
Average temperature11County figure56°F1% above
Annual precipitation11County figure43.1 in2% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure93.41% above
Tornado risk12County figure15.481% below
Wildfire risk12County figure99.562% above
Heat wave risk12County figure85.75% below
Median air quality index13County figure442% above
Good air days13County figure75.6%10% above
08

Oak Run in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$24,160 (2023)$32,000$26,500 to $38,000+4.0%
Median home value$341,000 (2024)$456,000$331,000 to $628,000+5.0%

The median home would be worth 14.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 14.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Oak Run

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Richfield, UT$915$74,756Compare
Prosser, WA$944$76,985Compare
Thatcher, AZ$939$82,917Compare
Holtville, AL$954$76,652Compare
Holtville, ALThatcher, AZProsser, WARichfield, UTOak Run, CAOak RunRichfieldProsserThatcherHoltvilleOak RunRichfieldProsserThatcherHoltville

Common questions

Is Oak Run a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $578 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 655 California places. Public schools here have 26 students per teacher, more than in 99% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 68 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Oak Run expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $341,000.

What salary do you need to live in Oak Run?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $23,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Oak Run?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Richfield, UT, Prosser, WA, Thatcher, AZ and Holtville, AL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Oak Run with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Oak Run itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/oak-run-california

Citytistics. “Oak Run, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/oak-run-california/

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