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Meadow Valley is a tiny town of 363 people in Plumas County, California. It's about 41 miles from Chico, CA and 97 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $1k a month.
363people
$306kTypical home
$1,168/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
44"Snow
289Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 363
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 43 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 41 mi to Chico, CA
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,932/mo)
- Median rent $1,168/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (188 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (819 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 17% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to TKF airport
- 76 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,908 ft
- 127 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plumas County: R+17 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk