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Los Molinos is a small town of 1,604 people in Tehama County, California. It's about 24 miles from Chico, CA and 106 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,604people
$226kTypical home
$1,113/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
279Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,604
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 738 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 24 mi to Chico, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,427/mo)
- Median rent $1,113/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (450 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,105 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RDD airport
- 96 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 236 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tehama County: R+42 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.