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Maxwell is a small town of 1,245 people in Colusa County, California. It's about 31 miles from Yuba City, CA and 63 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,245people
$338kTypical home
$1,388/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
296Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,245
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 579 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 31 mi to Yuba City, CA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,129/mo)
- Median rent $1,388/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (195 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (737 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SMF airport
- 52 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of California districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colusa County: R+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.