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Country around Bangor is a rural area of about 409 people in Butte County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Yuba City, CA and 58 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $439k and rent runs about $1k a month.
409people
$439kTypical home
$1,385/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
15"Snow
289Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 409 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $439k (≈$2,768/mo)
- Median rent $1,385/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 15" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 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 66
- 19% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SMF airport
- 51 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,490 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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