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Forest Ranch is a small town of 1,915 people in Butte County, California. It's about 12 miles from Chico, CA and 92 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,915people
$446kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,915
- Part of a metro area
- About 137 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 12 mi to Chico, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,811/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,565 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 42% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to RDD airport
- 83 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,644 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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.