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Berry Creek is a tiny town of 760 people in Butte County, California. It's about 24 miles from Chico, CA and 74 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
760people
$249kTypical home
$1,344/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
27"Snow
289Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 760
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Chico, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $1,344/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,565 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to SMF airport
- 65 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,382 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.