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Gridley is a big small town of 7,330 people in Butte County, California. It's about 16 miles from Yuba City, CA and 56 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,330people
$313kTypical home
$1,176/moRent
97° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,330
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,303 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 16 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,973/mo)
- Median rent $1,176/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,470 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SMF airport
- 46 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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