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Colusa is a big small town of 6,505 people in Colusa County, California. It's about 20 miles from Yuba City, CA and 53 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,505people
$375kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
296Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,505
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,492 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 20 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,365/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (195 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (315 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (819 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SMF airport
- 41 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colusa County: R+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk