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Remote California coastal town where you can still buy a house for $400,000

Nypost · · 587 words · By Benjamin Brown
Infrastructure Challenges Regional Economic Disparity Real Estate Affordability
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Crescent City, a small town of about 7,000 people, is California’s northernmost county”
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Wikipedia confirms Crescent City is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County and is on the North Coast. However, the claim states Crescent City is 'California's northernmost county'. A city is not a county. Del Norte County is the northernmost county, and Crescent City is the city within it.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crescent City (Tolowa: Taa-’at-dvn; Yurok: Kohpey; Wiyot: Daluwagh) is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California, United States, of which it is also the county seat. The city is on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crescent City North is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Del Norte County, California, United States. The population was 4,028 at the 2000 census. The elevation is 33 feet (10 m). Crescent Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City_North,_Californi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Del Norte County (; Spanish: [del ˈnoɾte]; Spanish for 'Of the North') is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California, along the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Oregon b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Norte_County,_California
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“about 80% of the region being made up of state or national parks”
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The provided evidence mentions California has nine national parks and that Crescent City is in Del Norte County, but there is no specific data regarding the percentage of the Crescent City region made up of state or national parks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crescent City (Tolowa: Taa-’at-dvn; Yurok: Kohpey; Wiyot: Daluwagh) is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California, United States, of which it is also the county seat. The city is on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Del Norte County (; Spanish: [del ˈnoɾte]; Spanish for 'Of the North') is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California, along the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Oregon b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Norte_County,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Plaza Tower is a 45-story, 531-foot (162 m) skyscraper in New Orleans, Louisiana, designed in the modern style by Leonard R. Spangenberg, Jr. & Associates. Located in the Central Business District (C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Tower_(New_Orleans)
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“The average price for homes that are within walking distance or a short drive from the beach in Crescent City is $353,000”
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The search results provide general California home prices or unrelated listings in Florida and Newport Beach, but no specific average price for homes near the beach in Crescent City.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crescent City (Tolowa: Taa-’at-dvn; Yurok: Kohpey; Wiyot: Daluwagh) is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California, United States, of which it is also the county seat. The city is on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crescent City is a fantasy romance book series by American author Sarah J. Maas, that follows Bryce Quinlan, a half-fae, half-human girl and her life on Midguard. The first book in the series, House o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City_(novel_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy, among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans
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“A 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home that is just over 1,300 square feet is listed on Zillow for $325,000.”
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One web search result explicitly repeats the claim: 'A 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home that is just over 1,300 square feet is listed on Zillow for $325,000.' However, this appears to be a snippet from the same article being fact-checked rather than an independent corroborating source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Baltimore ( BAWL-tim-or, locally: BAWL-dim-OR or BAWL-mər), also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S. city with a popul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chattanooga ( CHAT-ə-NOO-gə) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia to the south. The population was 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_houses_in_the_…
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“Another home that sits on 1,147 square feet and has 3 beds and 1 bath is going for $315,00.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results that corroborates the existence or price of a 3-bed, 1-bath home of 1,147 square feet in Crescent City for $315,000.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crescent City may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crescent City (Tolowa: Taa-’at-dvn; Yurok: Kohpey; Wiyot: Daluwagh) is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California, United States, of which it is also the county seat. The city is on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crescent City is a fantasy romance book series by American author Sarah J. Maas, that follows Bryce Quinlan, a half-fae, half-human girl and her life on Midguard. The first book in the series, House o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_City_(novel_series)
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“poverty rates higher than the state average”
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While one search result mentions a city with a poverty rate of 37.8% being higher than the state average, it does not explicitly name Crescent City as that city.
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web search NEUTRAL — Percent of Americans living below the poverty line in each U.S. state, and the District of Columbia.The list is initially sorted by poverty rate but the table headers can be clicked to sort by any col…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ…
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web search NEUTRAL — The city’s poverty rate of 37.8% is nearly three times higher than the 13.1% statewide poverty rate. The area’s high crime rate is also likely depressing real estate values.
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2020/08/20/worst-cities…
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web search NEUTRAL — The state also has the highest child poverty rate, with 27.9% of its under-18 population meeting federal poverty guidelines. Fifteen percent of residents are food insecure. The median household income…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/poorest-sta…
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“the median value has more than tripled since 2000”
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The evidence provided consists only of definitions of 'median' and 'mean', with no actual home value data for Crescent City from 2000 to the present.
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web search NEUTRAL — The median of a set of numbers is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution. For a data set, it may be thought of as the "m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 4, 2025 · Mean, median and mode calculator for statistics. Calculate mean, median, mode, range and average for any data set with this calculator. Free online statistics calculators.
https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/statistics/mean-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 29, 2026 · A median is the middle number in a sorted list of either ascending or descending numbers. It’s used in statistical studies.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/median.asp
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“there are only two roads in or out with sections frequently shutting down due to storms and landslides”
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Multiple sources confirm that Crescent City faces significant road issues. One source mentions 'no viable alternate routes' for the community and another mentions the 'Last Chance Grade' being plagued by landslides and frequent closures.
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web search NEUTRAL — Crescent City has barricaded a portion of Pebble Beach Drive off due to an active landslide. | Jessica C. Andrews "They're looking at the overall design recommendations for the temporary fix or emerge…
https://wildrivers.lostcoastoutpost.com/2024/feb/9/last-week…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Public Works Department of Crescent City maintains: 23 miles of roads and 5 downtown parking lots. 4,500 water connections, 2,300 valves and 492 Hydrants along 60 miles of water line. 3,850 sewer …
https://www.crescentcity.org/departments/PublicWorks
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web search NEUTRAL — For decades, a 3.5-mile section of the highway between Eureka and Crescent City, known as Last Chance Grade, has been plagued by landslides and frequent closures, with no viable alternate routes for t…
https://www.savetheredwoods.org/press-releases/as-last-chanc…
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“Highway 101’s Last Chance Grade shuts down on average nine times a year”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific average number of times Last Chance Grade shuts down per year.
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“the city has plans to build a $3 billion dollar tunnel”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a $3 billion tunnel project for Crescent City.
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