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Orland is a big small town of 8,357 people in Glenn County, California. It's about 20 miles from Chico, CA and 90 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 $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,357people
$342kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
296Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,357
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,744 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 20 mi to Chico, CA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,158/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (195 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (667 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 47% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to RDD airport
- 79 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glenn County: R+35 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk