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Country around Berry Creek is a rural area of about 667 people in Butte County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Chico, CA and 75 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
667people
$315kTypical home
$1,242/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
29"Snow
289Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 667 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Chico, CA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,989/mo)
- Median rent $1,242/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 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 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 48 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to SMF airport
- 67 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,448 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of California districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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.