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Greenville is a tiny town of 424 people in Plumas County, California. It's about 53 miles from Chico, CA and 112 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 91 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $745 a month.
424people
$301kTypical home
$745/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
91"Snow
280Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 424
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 53 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 53 mi to Chico, CA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,896/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 91" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (819 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to TKF airport
- 76 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,648 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plumas County: R+17 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- 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.