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Butte Creek Canyon is a tiny town of 713 people in Butte County, California. It's about 6 miles from Chico, CA and 82 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $695k and rent runs about $1k a month.
713people
$695kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 713
- Part of a metro area
- About 35 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 6 mi to Chico, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $695k (≈$4,385/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 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 57
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to RDD airport
- 73 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 110 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.