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Kelly Ridge is a small town of 2,825 people in Butte County, California. It's about 25 miles from Chico, CA and 66 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,825people
$278kTypical home
$2,505/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
26"Snow
289Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,825
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,448 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 25 mi to Chico, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,751/mo)
- Median rent $2,505/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 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 62
- 10% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to SMF airport
- 58 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 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