Similar to its nearby areas, it's somewhat less expensive compared to the rest of the country. However compared to the city of Redding, it is substantially less expensive.
Home prices
The cost of the median home in Dunsmuir is $170,800. Compared to its surrounding areas this is about $6,920 (4%) higher.It is roughly $46,700 (21%) lower in comparison to the rest of the country, and compared to the city of Redding is approximately $94,100 (35%) lower.
Rents
The median rent in Dunsmuir is $917 a month. Compared to its nearby areas this is roughly $55 (6%) higher.It is roughly $145 (13%) lower in comparison to the nation as a whole, and it is roughly $158 (14%) lower in comparison to the city of Redding.
Nearby places
McCloud
McCloud is about 6 miles east of Dunsmuir. Housing prices there are a bit more expensive. The cost of the median home in McCloud is $187,200, which is $16,400 (8%) higher than Dunsmuir. The rent there is similar. In McCloud the median monthly rent is $956, which works out to $39 (4%) higher than Dunsmuir.
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is roughly 6 miles north from Dunsmuir. Its real estate prices are somewhat more expensive. The price of the median home in Mount Shasta is $246,300, which comes out to $75,500 (30%) higher than Dunsmuir. Its rents are a little more expensive. In Mount Shasta the median monthly rent is $1,122, which comes out to $205 (18%) higher than Dunsmuir.
Weed
Weed is roughly 13 miles north of Dunsmuir. Housing prices there are a little less expensive. Weed's median home value is $138,500, which is $32,300 (23%) lower than Dunsmuir. Rents there are a little less expensive. In Weed the median monthly rent is $753, which is $164 (21%) lower than Dunsmuir.
Big Bend
Big Bend is roughly 21 miles southeast of Dunsmuir. The housing prices there are a lot less expensive. The value of the median home in Big Bend is $120,800, which comes out to $50,000 (41%) lower than Dunsmuir. Rents there are substantially less expensive. The median rent in Big Bend is $638 a month, which comes out to $279 (43%) lower than Dunsmuir.
Gazelle
Gazelle is approximately 21 miles northwest of Dunsmuir. Housing prices there are significantly less expensive. The median home price in Gazelle is $126,600, which is $44,200 (34%) lower than Dunsmuir. Rent there is a bit less expensive. Gazelle's median monthly rent is $839, which comes out to $78 (9%) lower than Dunsmuir.