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Biggs is a small town of 2,307 people in Butte County, California. It's about 20 miles from Yuba City, CA and 60 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,307people
$328kTypical home
$1,474/moRent
96° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,307
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,578 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 20 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,071/mo)
- Median rent $1,474/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 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 28
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SMF airport
- 50 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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