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Magalia is a big small town of 7,389 people in Butte County, California. It's about 12 miles from Chico, CA and 87 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,389people
$281kTypical home
$1,478/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
289Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,389
- Part of a metro area
- About 527 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 12 mi to Chico, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,769/mo)
- Median rent $1,478/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,565 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to RDD airport
- 78 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,123 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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