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Butte Valley is a small town of 1,087 people in Butte County, California. It's about 11 miles from Chico, CA and 77 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,087people
$462kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
3"Snow
289Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 59 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 11 mi to Chico, CA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,914/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 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 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to SMF airport
- 67 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.