The county's largest city — Gold Rush history, a real downtown, full services, and the most complete real estate market in Siskiyou County.
The county's deepest inventory — more options at more price points than anywhere else in Siskiyou County.
Yreka (pronounced "why-REE-ka") is the county seat and the closest thing to a full-service city in Siskiyou County. Founded during the Gold Rush of 1851 and still going strong, it has a genuinely lovely historic downtown, the county's only full-service hospital, big-box retail, schools from K–12, and the highest concentration of inventory in the local real estate market. If you want services, walkability, and options — Yreka is your town.
One of the best-preserved Gold Rush era downtowns in Northern California. Walking tours, local shops, restaurants.
The only hospital in Siskiyou County. Critical access facility with emergency, surgical, and specialty services.
Yreka Union Elementary and Yreka Union High School District. Multiple elementary schools and Yreka High School.
Walmart, Grocery Outlet, Bi-Mart, Home Depot (Medford OR nearby), restaurants, medical clinics, county offices.
On I-5, about 45 miles north of Mt. Shasta, 25 miles from Oregon, 100 miles south of Medford OR.
Siskiyou County Museum, Yreka Western Railroad, and the historic Miner Street area tell the story of the 1851 gold rush.
Yreka has the county's broadest and deepest real estate inventory. You'll find everything from entry-level starter homes to historic Victorian properties, newer subdivisions, multi-unit investment properties, and commercial real estate. It's also where most of the county's investor activity concentrates.
Yreka also tends to have shorter days-on-market for well-priced properties compared to smaller towns in the county — more buyers, more competition.
Price ranges are approximate and based on recent market activity. Contact us for a current CMA. Data updated Q4 2026.