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Hamilton City is a small town of 2,267 people in Glenn County, California. It's about 10 miles from Chico, CA and 86 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $903 a month.
2,267people
$303kTypical home
$903/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
296Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,267
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,543 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 10 mi to Chico, CA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,909/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (195 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (558 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to RDD airport
- 76 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of California districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glenn County: R+35 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk